That if you are not functionally illiterate and actually pick up books and magazines, you are dubbed a "bookworm"? I mean I can handle nerd, geek, dweeb or dork. But I am athletic and stuff. I don't sit in a library in fluorescent lighting reading out of date books and writing down Dewey (sp) Decimal System locations of books with little nubby pencils on scraps of paper while looking a computer with a monochrome screen (forget what's called its' been so long). I resent that. The most recent thing I read was the newest issue of Rifleman and I read it over and over until it fell apart. I am not reading Sylvia Plath (sp). And I am getting more demanding than Lex. I think he requires a 5th grade reading level. If you IM me on here and cannot come up with any words larger than five letters, you LOSE AT TERRI SCRABBLE. I do not want to talk to you.

People who do not read...just don't understand those of us who do. I am glad to say..I am surrounded by friends who read as much as I enjoy reading. I like the forums because MOST of the regulars here obviously can read and write.
That is warming enough for me.

Some of us believe that communication, both written and spoken, is the most important skill a person can have. Unfortunately, we are also in the minority, or so it seems.

Reading is integral to learning how to communicate well. I don't read as much as I used to, but as a child, I was often known to be reading three books at any given time. I am not a fast reader, but I can finish a 1,000 page book in 4 days. I also had trouble reading anything but non-fiction until I reached 6th grade. Much of what I know isn't just from school or experience - it's from the amount of reading I have done throughout my life.

On another note, I've noticed that women generally read more than men do. I'm not sure of percentages or ratios, but how often do you see a man carrying a book to read compared to the number of women who do?

*counts fingers* One, two, three, four, five. Five! COOL! I might be able to make the 5 letter quota!

Yea, they call me a bookworm. And yea, they can kizz my ar$e cuz they work for me (being the smart one).

what was the question? HA UJ question - that's 8 letters

I get to gradiate

Aw, shucks. I must have my Master's then.

I used a 10-letter, an 11-letter, and a 12-letter word in my first post. I be using my big-boy words.

Ever read a novel written in geometric figures and algebraic language? I actually wrote one, The Delian Quest.

I read fiction when a child. I am not a child anymore.

Secondly, I think an author should write in the media of his times. It has been a long time since a philosopher spray painted the outline of his hand on a cave wall.

Maybe those who watch tv way too much are only enjoying the media of their time, and it is up to philosophers to produce even if it is not viewed by the masses.

(since I cannot spell or count, I just freaking quit!)

I am preparing my latest work for IA upload now, it is for directed mediation. John 312. Both videos are over 2 and a half hours long. I will be uploading the segments also for anyone wanting to taylor their meditation experience. So, it is a huge upload.

Oh, and did you know that geometric names are generally only 2 letters long? Well within my grasp.

I never learned to read!

They have picture books!!!

I have a hustler you can barry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But are they pop-ups? Let's go 3D.

Nope!!!!!!!!!!! they are scratch n sniffs

But that's 4D without the 3D. Better call Einstein to figure this one out.

I never learned to smell!