Mindzle

Like some men, I am notoriously late on finding gifts for my friends, family and my wife. I really hate shopping, but that isn’t why it gets put off to the last minute. It has more to do with not noticing the days slip away. Running around, getting “work” done gets in the way, not that I mind.

We don’t watch TV, not in the sense that most people do. We simply do not have any television service, and chose not to get any wen we moved out here in the boonies. We watch movies and occasionally a show from our Netflix subscription.

I love Netflix, it puts entertainment on my schedule not that of the TV networks and advertisers. It also means I don’t see commercials anymore. Consequently we watch very few hours of TV a week, and sometimes none at all.

This has given me time to work on things like our yard, garden, chicken coup and fun projects like painting and drawing. This time also gives me plenty of time to read.

I read quite a bit. In fact it is hard to have enough books around to not run out or end up re-reading the same books over and over again.

In our little corner of the world we lack a local library. What we need is a Netflix for books. Well I just came across this fantastic service, Book Swim the Netflix for Books. I am going to get several gift cards for avid readers in my social circle, and sign up for my own account today.

Happy Holidays everyone and I hope 2010 s a better year for everyone!