READING IS STILL FUNDAMENTAL How Many Books Have You Read This Year?
Hopefully, earlier in life you have read most of the classics. Books with tales from around the world.
When visiting people’s home one thing I always look for is there any books present.
Yes, today with Kindle it’s possible the person’s reading is all done online but still?
Books from past centuries allowing you direct access to prior times. The author talking directly to you brings you into their world. You are living in a time no longer present but alive only through the book.
If you want your brain to remain active you have to read. It does take an effort to read.
I try to read books on history, self-improvement and current fiction on varying topics. If you have friends who read they can recommend titles you personally might not consider, thereby expanding your horizons.
Reading is a challenge since we all have busy lives and limited spare time and reading takes time.
But an active brain is a healthy brain and reading activates your brain. Just like physical exercise you need to exercise your brain on a regular basis. It has been found that solving cross word puzzles and the like is good for your brain and since you need to have a good vocabulary to solve these puzzles, you only augment your vocabulary by reading.
At times I will fall off the reading wagon but eventually, I will resaddle up and make up for lost time.
In fiction the author will tell the story but your own imagination will fill in the parts. It is interesting at times when you see a movie on a book you have already read. Many times, the movie has wrangled up the story or even changed it for the worse. Your vision of the characters may be much more valid and truer than what the director had in mind.
At a minimum you should be reading at least one book a month. That’s only twelve books a year.
If you walk into a Barnes and Noble book store and see all the books there you realize 12 is nothing.
The power of books is that they can take you anywhere without you ever leaving your chair.
The challenge is to choose the right ones since you can’t possibly read them all.
Although it is easier to order books online from Amazon; sometimes you just like holding the book and thumbing through it in a bookstore before buying it. It is interesting to note that the richest man in the world began his journey by just selling books. Hopefully you are continuing to read.
Reading is the most intimate relationship between total strangers. It is just you and the author.
GHOSTS ACROSS AMERICA
STAY A WHILE AT HOTEL MONTE VISTA IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. Guests at Hotel Monte Vista have often enjoyed long stays at the downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, hotel, but not everyone leaves. Constructed in 1927, the hotel is host to a number of reported ghosts. The most well-known is an elderly woman who would spend hours rocking in the chair in her room. Today, her chair can be found moving on its own. Another popular visitor is the ghost of a bellboy who knocks on doors and announces that room service has arrived — only, no one's there. IS THERE A MONSTER IN PINE BARRENS, NEW JERSEY? This one’s for those who love mysterious creatures. Pine Barrens is a mass of forested land that spreads across seven counties in New Jersey — and its most famous resident isn’t human. The Jersey Devil has a long, storied history and is said to be a combination of many animals: Its body is shaped like a kangaroo with wings. It has the head of a dog but the face of a horse. The creature is believed to have had a sickly start to life in 1735 and has stayed to haunt the forest’s inhabitants and even those who visit the area today.
October is one of the best months for travel in the U.S. With mild temperatures and gorgeous, colorful leaves everywhere, there’s no better time for a cross- country road trip. Add some Halloween flair to your October vacation with these three ghostly attractions. VISIT THE MOST HAUNTED TOWN IN THE U.S. —WAYNESVILLE, OHIO. Sure, New Orleans may have a spooky past, but it doesn’t compare to Waynesville. Many residents and visitors think this Ohio town is rife with ghosts. You may hear cries to “hurry up” at The Hammel House Inn, where many tunnels for the underground railroad came through, or you could see the apparition of a businessman from the 1800s who “never checked out.” Other sources report hauntings at the town’s historical society, Museum at the Friends Home, including a little girl who moves toys and sits on the porch. The society leans into the local fascination and hosts regular walking ghost tours and ghost hunting classes.
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