Monday, January 23, 2023

books, books, books

 My Ohio friend is a champion bibliophage.  Without even looking it up, you know it has something to do with books, right?  According to my page-a-day trivia calendar a bibliophage is someone who is devoted to reading, sometimes also know as a bookworm.  My Ohio friend is an extreme bibliophage.  I have traveled with her several times, and she always, always has a book with her, often a regency paperback that she reads on buses and planes and ships.  She carries a purse that's larger than my carry on luggage. I suspect it's so she has a back up book handy.  Of course part of the reason is so she can smuggle soft drinks into movie theaters.  Shhhh... don't tell.  I also, if I'm being honest, am at least a borderline bibliophage.  I love to read, always have.  I remember being warned by my mother, when I was a young teen, that "You can't read your life away." Don't worry Mom, I have managed to finish college, have a good marriage, two children and four careers so I haven't read my life away.  I will admit however that, if I have a really good book, I can easily read an afternoon away, especially a snowy cold afternoon.  I also like to read in bed at night before I go to sleep. Which reminds me, I am reading a really good book right now.  It's "The Venice Sketchbook" by Rhys Bowen.  Good night.

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