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“Livin’ The Dream” free. And convenient. And maybe it is
time to figure out apps and downloads
and reading on a tablet instead of
in those days. texting and messaging, we do find it having a cozy book in your lap. But
kind of handy. Playful even. Kind of
Ah, retirement! Well-earned time. once you get all that figured out with
To sit in a lawn chair and sip tea! like being able to poke folks in the ribs the assistance of the helpful librarian,
Snooze by the fire while reading the in the middle of their day, just for fun! and once you have informed everyone
latest book club selection! Step back We didn’t expect that book club who will listen that you prefer what
from the hustle and bustle and let the selection to be a problem. A book is is now referred to as a “paper book,”
world rush by! technology that we mastered ages ago! you come to discover that you can
Well, it didn’t quite turn out that Go to a bookstore. Buy a book. Or adjust the font size. Oh, that’s nice!
way, did it? go to the library and check it out. Sit And if you find an unfamiliar word,
down. Open the cover. Go! Not so fast you can just press it with your finger
Oh, we might have tried to ignore
By Janeen Wagemans the rapidly changing world around us. these days. It seems that bookstores are and the definition pops up! Ok! Free,
disappearing almost as fast as cannabis and handy. Once you get used to it.
Who needs a smart phone, let alone a shops are opening up! And even if you
e, if we’re lucky, remember tablet? Turns out nearly everybody! get there, the selection is dwindling. Retirement isn’t as much of a
Wour grandparents. They were Including us! Apparently, phone Floorspace is being taken up by the no-brainer as it was back in our
available because they had retired, calls have become passé! The new accoutrements of reading – tea pots grandparents’ time. Everything
or because the next generation with etiquette is to “text” a person and and lap rugs, and anything else they seems to have a crazy new twist! Ask
their new-fangled ideas had taken schedule a convenient time for a can think of. If you do find the book for a recipe? They send you a link!
over much of the work on the farm. phone chat. And the next thing is that you are looking for, it comes with quite Via text message, no less! Though
Grandparents had evolved into a the person on the other end of the line a price tag! To the library! But alas, pretty convenient once you figure out
supervisory role. They had time to expects to see our face! Turns out the book you seek is too current. They that you have to click on it or tap it.
spend with the kids. Kids weren’t as there is no line anymore, anyway. helpfully inform you that that title is And then, there it is! With pictures
tightly scheduled, or as tightly wound Once we have mastered all this available for download on the app. It’s and even a video! Not bad! Not bad
at all!