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Would You Dump Books to Go Digital?

Sony announced a new Reader Digital Book last week. What sets the PRS-700 from the popular Amazon Kindle is that it has a touchscreen (for easy highlighting and annotating) and the ability to read in landscape mode. (images from the PRS-700 press release)   The very next day, pictures of the Amazon Kindle 2 made its way to The Boy Genius Report. (What impeccible timing! Did Amazon "accidentally" release the photos?) Me rikey the new design! As much as analysts tout e-readers as "the next generation of books," I'm still not sold. Don't get me wrong - I love technology and new gadgets. I've seen the Kindle live, in action, and think it's pretty dope. However, nothing can replace the tactile feel of a book....

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The Perils of NYC

There are two fears that haunt me every day as I move in, out, and about NYC. The first are subway and sidewalk grates. I hate walking over grates. There are the obvious reasons, such as my heels getting stuck in them or the fear of treating passerbys to a Marilyn Monroe moment whenever I don a skirt or a dress. However, the main reason I fear grates is because I'm scared that one will fall out from under me. Unfortunately, I possess neither the grace nor coordination to position my heelslike Ms. Monroe in this famous movie scene. And when my skirt blows up,I tend to resemble a panicked duck. (image via StrangeCelebrities) Friends would always scoff at this phobia, pointing to the...

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