Despite the Insipidity of the Questions . . .

Now, I think this question is somewhat insipid, and does a disservice to Journal readers and to this column (here). But it makes me wonder if A) Cynthia Crossen dumbed down the question in order to make a point or B) Miss Crossen doesn't get many questions and the pickings are slim.

Irregardless (a word I love to use if only cause so many find it irksome) my answer would have been, "Get a Kindle."

I know, I know, the Nook is color, the Ipad is sleeker and can do more, but those both prove my point. My Kindle forces me to read when I pick that sucker up. I can't go surf the web as I would on and Ipad (well, I can, but it's a miserable experience on the Kindle). I can't go check out the People Magazine or be diverted by color pictures in periodicals as I would on a Nook (I find Nook users are far bigger subscribers to online mags). Kindle's are all about reading. It's always charged and ready, it syncs to my phone so it's always up to date, and it's convenient. I've read more since I bought that sucker than ever before.

It's almost detrimental to other areas of my life.