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JMCKUSICK

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7. I love reading. I've always had

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 11:43 AM

Oct 10

the ability to allow myself to become completely absorbed by a story. It's such a magical way to "travel" my mind and your words.
To be in the courtroom with F Lee Bailey, to be there when Billy got Old Dan and Little Ann in Where The Red Fern Grows, to witness the voracious appetite of a man at a all you can eat restaurant feeding his entire planet, ( can't remember the name of the story,
To be there when Fame invites a hungry artist to meet him behind the cemetery in a hundred years in one of Lord Dunsany's Fifty-One Tales, Food For Death was magical, or to hear the true story of the Turtle and the Hare, same author are memories as real as any personal experiences because I was there in my full mind and spirit.

To witness an orphan becoming the greatest baseball player of all time, to be inspired by the stories of so many great men and women, to find gems worth incorporating into my personal value system and for so many more reasons, It's books by a mile.
TV or Movie Theaters will never captivate me the same way.
Great question Debbie

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What do you rather do. read a book or watch a movie? Mine is read a book, And you? [View all] debm55 Oct 10 OP

It reminds me of some of the questions on the "aptitude test" in Army basic training. surfered Oct 10 #1

Thank you very much, surfered. debm55 Oct 10 #11

Read a book, no question. 1monster Oct 10 #2

Thank you very much, 1monster for sharing with us. Very good reasoning. debm55 Oct 10 #12

books 100% mike_c Oct 10 #3

Thank you very much, mike_c , for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 10 #13

Read a book. MIButterfly Oct 10 #4

I agree with you. Not a lot to see at the theater, Thank you very much, MIButterfly. debm55 Oct 10 #14

Any time I see an ad for a movie I would remotely be interested in, MIButterfly Oct 10 #23

Read a book. 📕 A quiet afternoon, a book, my dogs, a cup of tea Polly Hennessey Oct 10 #5

Thank you Polly Hennessey, That sounds like a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. debm55 Oct 10 #15

If it's a good book and a decent movie, I can do both well Brother Buzz Oct 10 #6

Great idea. Thank you Brother Buzz. I used to do both. I would read the book and then see the movie. debm55 Oct 10 #16

I love reading. I've always had JMCKUSICK Oct 10 #7

Great post , John. I love using my imagination while reading a book. I used to like to watch the movie afterward to see debm55 Oct 10 #17

Books..I try to read at lest two novels a month... MiHale Oct 10 #8

Thank you very much, MiHale for sharing with us. Reading can take you to any time period, country and it has more debm55 Oct 10 #19

Read a book. OLDMDDEM Oct 10 #9

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM. for sharing, debm55 Oct 10 #22

Read a book. LoisB Oct 10 #10

Thank you very much, LoisB for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 10 #21

Movies Emile Oct 10 #18

Thank you very much, Emile. I can see you point in that there are some great older movies out there, that i watch on my debm55 Oct 10 #20

Read a Book !!! beemerphill Oct 10 #24