Christmas 1963 my sister wanted a Woody the Woodpecker talking puppet. Santa brought her that and I ended up with some dorky Hippy Girl talking what-ever that is probably worth a fortune today. That night, Woody received a place of honor in family lore and legend when our grandfather Froehlich, Grandy, came in to tell my sister and I good-night. Woody told him to “Knock it off, knot-head,” which pleased Grandy to no end.
The following summer we were on a family visit to Louisville, Kentucky. My mother, grandmother, and cousin spent several long, arduous days antiquing. Annoyed, bored, and perhaps tired of my sister and I complaining that we had nothing to do, my father, Grandy, and our cousin’s husband took us shopping.
I mention this because this only the second time, and would be the last time, my father and Grandy took either my sister and I shopping for anything other than something related to a motorized vehicle. They took us to a “dime store” there in Louisville and allowed my sister and I to each pick out a new Skipper doll. We were allowed a wardrobe, and every item of Skipper clothing available to date. (We still have the stuff somewhere – I think).
Those were magical days, full of new toy excitement, days never to be repeated. As a child they were never repeated, but as an adult, I’ve been able to repeat the new toy fun with my new Amazon Kindle! I’ve had it about a month, long enough for me to master my new toy. Let’s face it, it is a toy. It’s something no one really needs, unless you are traveling and don’t want to carry a bunch of books. It is a piece of fluff. It is a tech accessory, adorable, chic, fashionable, and is the ultimate “must have”.
It is instant gratification. I think the Kindle and I were into the 2nd day of our obsessive relationship when my mother called and asked me to order J. A. Jance’s new murder mystery, Damage Control. It was the book-olic’s first taste of instant gratification. I downloaded my copy in a few minutes, and had finished reading the novel a day before the hard copy arrived from Amazon. I was hooked.
So far I’ve downloaded about 150 books, many of them duplicates of what I own but have yet to get around to reading. There are a number of excellent classics available for 99 cents. I’m a fan of the Indiana Jones style He-Man action adventure dinosaur genera. Those range from $4.99 to $9.99. It has caused me to “hate myself” (not really) downloading Jonathan’s Kellerman’s Compulsion as I write this review!
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