Books

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.
- Jerry Seinfeld

I would not be able to survive without books. Not online books, audio books, kindle, or other electronic means, but REAL BOOKS - with cover art be it paperback or hardback, and preferably lots of pages. Books can take you forward or back in time, to exotic places, places where you can meet historical figures from earlier times, get to know them,(if you read enough historical novels, which I do). They can provide information, insight, humor, teach you things you didn't know existed...the list goes on and on. Books allow you to retreat when things get a little overwhelming, they fill otherwise empty, boring moments like when you are stuck in a waiting room somewhere, or waiting to pick up the kids from a school activity. I keep a little clip on book light handy, just in case I'm stuck in the dark somewhere. The one I have has a led light, and works great as a flashlight.

Everyone should read some science fiction too - I started my love of science fiction in the 50's, with a book called "Mrs. Pickerell Goes to Mars". Jumping to the present day, I remember reading books where the young people wore outlandish costumes, mohawks, piercings, and so forth. Where there was pill for everything, including some to make you feel younger. Everyone had little gadgets that they communicated with, there were video phones, people actually living in space. And lots of scary things, which have come into reality - especially if you watch the news. Not just local, but global news. So read your science fiction, folks.