Sunday Papers

If you are like me, you spend more time reading news online than in the paper. It is easy to open a browser and have the world news at your fingertips. With sometimes instant updates and differing perspectives, the wealth of news available is almost beyond comprehension.

At the same time, online news outlets don't seem to give the big picture, the true depth that some stories require. The frenetic pace of going from breaking story to breaking story, the world coming apart at the seams with the click of a mouse.

Newspapers aren't frantic. They don't carry the less important news, the items that make up so much electronic fodder. They carry the stuff that actually matters. Reading the newspaper takes time, and during that period you get the whole story and realize the apocalypse is not about to happen.

For me and Cindy, the Sunday paper is a ritual. The rustle of the pages, a cup of steaming coffee, not having to go to work. My weekend isn't complete unless it involves the Sunday paper. It may only be an hour or so, but it is time well spent.

Life moves fast. Take time to slow down and enjoy it. Switch from pixilated fonts to printed fonts and read the Sunday paper. After all, comics are far superior in a newspaper than online any day.