tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post7930489750222460067..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: Economic Use of Time?Emily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-47918113733933999712009-01-18T21:40:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:40:00.000-05:00ZM, yes, life is way too short with way too much t...ZM, yes, life is way too short with way too much to read... Sometimes, though, I long for a non-driving commute with an excuse to do nothing but read.<BR/><BR/>Litlove, your husband and mine could get together for a wonderful commiserating talk. But, since I'm bound and determined to try to read more of it this year, if you'd rather have my occasional (very biased) account, I'm more than happy to supply it. <BR/><BR/>Sara, maybe my Cooking Light subscription (a magazine Bob DOES not read) would make more sense if I could be like you and decide to cook at least one thing from it. Great idea. <BR/><BR/>Dorr, magazines at meals makes sense: they do a much better job of lying flat on the table than books, don't they?<BR/><BR/>Susan, don't feel bad. I had a gift subscription to People, and I promise you, it got far more attention than The Economist last year!<BR/><BR/>Amity, you'll get there. All my friends with kids tell me there's about a ten year period in which magazines are all that can be read, and then they jump back into books, once the kids decide spending time with their friends is far more important than making demands on Mom.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-29026155788169363842009-01-16T09:07:00.000-05:002009-01-16T09:07:00.000-05:00Before I had kids it was books, hands down, that I...Before I had kids it was books, hands down, that I spent my free time with. These days, magazines are what I turn to more often as the quick, bite-size articles fit my time-crunched lifestyle better at the moment. I still fantasize about sitting down to read a book for more than 10 minutes at a time though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-35958506622246081032009-01-15T22:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T22:47:00.000-05:00The Economist!! Yikes. I suppose I should, but I...The Economist!! Yikes. I suppose I should, but I still get Entertainment Weekly, my fluff reading - supposedly for the book column to know what's coming out, and new movies, but really it's brain candy. And I need it!!! Vogue for my eyes, and then Locus so I can jealous of all the writers writing, and go start writing again. I don't have time for the Economist! Darn, there goes another brain cell, leaping out of my head in desperation!!! So I heartily approve of all the articles you did read!! lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-62556071332250827322009-01-15T15:33:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:33:00.000-05:00I've devised a system of reading magazines during ...I've devised a system of reading magazines during meals, unless I happen to have a book around I want to read more than I want to read a magazine. So I read magazines at meals maybe half the time. I don't get through everything, but I do manage a few New Yorker articles and often a few essays from the NYRB and sometimes Harpers. I'm not sure about The Economist though -- if we subscribed, I think I'd be skipping a lot ...Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-6744238199759482392009-01-15T09:19:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:19:00.000-05:00Wow - your magazine choices and resolution to actu...Wow - your magazine choices and resolution to actually read them is impressive. I had a subscription to Cooking Light for years and I vowed to cancel it if I didn't cook at least one recipe from each magazine. (Otherwise why am I paying for the subscription - to read recipes?) Needless to say I do not get Cooking Ligh any more and I am fully overwhelmed with "trashy" magazines like Parents (which I just canceled) and Real Simple. I'd never make it with a news-y magazine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-67581945349694543732009-01-15T04:03:00.000-05:002009-01-15T04:03:00.000-05:00Wonderful post, Emily! I feel so bad about not kno...Wonderful post, Emily! I feel so bad about not knowing what's going on in the world, but then I cannot bring myself to read the articles in the magazine. I pester my husband with ill-informed questions instead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-62431938306976514152009-01-14T21:26:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:26:00.000-05:00New Yorker guilt is exactly the only reason I miss...New Yorker guilt is exactly the only reason I miss my NYC commute. I used to read it cover to cover every week. Admittedly I would skip the last 3 pages of certain articles that seemed to go on and on, but I did at least start every article. As a matter of fact, I used to subscribe to Harper's and Tin House too. I read them all plus I still had time for books.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays I limit myself to only the New Yorker. I start with the Talk of the Town, then fiction, then movie reviews and if there's time for more I will see what other articles I want to read. (Of course I always check the TOC for David Sedaris too.) I think you just have to read the things that strike your fancy. Life is too short and there is way too much to read.ZoesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279493011192565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-86290617974297622312009-01-14T21:07:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:07:00.000-05:00Nigel, yes, I did notice the shrinking of Rolling ...Nigel, yes, I did notice the shrinking of Rolling Stone (not that I subscribe, although we discuss the virtues of it all the time). Reminds me of when The New York Times shrank. I suppose I'll eventually get used to it.<BR/><BR/>Eva, I don't even bother to skim the business and finance sections :-)!<BR/><BR/>Ms. Make Tea, I had a government professor in college who told our class, despite our heated debates and convictions that there are vast differences between the two, most people in other countries can't tell the difference between an American Democrat and Republican. He made his point well, and I had to agree with him.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-41336760156420470502009-01-14T14:29:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:29:00.000-05:00When I worked in a library I used to enjoy the Wal...When I worked in a library I used to enjoy the Wall Street Journal for an alternative perspective quite far removed from my own life. I can't quite bring myself to pay for magazines though when the internet is free (although I have been given gift subscriptions to Cuisine and House and Garden which I quite enjoy)<BR/><BR/>It's interesting what you say about mainstream American liberalism. I remember reading some of Hilary Clinton's speeches and thinking she would be far right were she transplanted to New Zealand- at least in some respectsAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797661728002935006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-80204038799999706802009-01-14T14:17:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:17:00.000-05:00I HEART The Economist, although the holiday issue ...I HEART The Economist, although the holiday issue is always amusing at best! I'm experiencing Economist guilt right now, but usually I read it every week. Except I skim the business and finance sections...because I just can't bring myself to care all that much, lol.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-65347080525653923702009-01-14T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:25:00.000-05:00I used to l-o-v-e magazines. I still go through Th...I used to <I>l-o-v-e</I> magazines. <BR/>I still go through <I>The Nation</I> at the library but I think the Changing of the Guards might freak them out now that people are actually paying attention to what <I>Nation</I> writer have to say. <BR/><BR/>By the way, have you noticed that <I>Rolling Stone</I> has shrank?Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.com