Going Paperless

[€uroMeinke]

For years I have subscribed to a newspaper. In fact since I moved to Long Beach, I've subscribed to two. In days long past, I'd spend my Sunday mornings lounging with the paper a a few cups of coffee. During the week, I'd read the paper before going to work, or if pressed for time I'd take it along to read during lunch.

Alas, those days are no more. While I still Subscribe to two papers I switched to weekend only service as the weekday papers piled up on my porch only to be collected and dumped unread into our recycling bin. The same has been happening to the weekend paper. Last year, I even lied to the times and said I was on vacation - for a year - forgoing that edition for awhile.

I still hold to this foolish notion that any reasonably educated person must subscribe to a newspaper - but I must confess, I can't remember the last time I read one. The news these days comes to me from the internet, or NPR as I commute to and from work.

I think it time to make the break, to aknowledge that a traditional paper news source no longer serves my needs, but I still seem to have a hard time making the call to cancel.

Any of you made the transition to paperless news? Any words of encouragement to help me abandon this anachronism and fully embrace the electronic media?