I am headed to Washington DC for the HIDA Summit and my Kindle died. Now I have a very old Kindle, I mean really old. Plastic is chipped off the edges, despite the leather cover. It is that cover that kind of gives it the feel of a real book, and I love the feel of a real book. But the right hand corner went dark, and being the technically savvy type, I turned it off and turned it back on. I know you are probably thinking, hey, that is what I would have done. But it made it worse. Now I can't read the top 25% of the page. But panic hasn't set in yet because I always have a small business book or something for that below 10,000 feet rule on the plane.
Now, I wish they would just tell us the truth. We paid 35 different prices for the same seat, how about leveling with us and saying the electronic gadget in your hand won't really make our plane spiral out of control, we just want your attention. But back to the Kindle.
I travel a fair amount, and I like to read big hard back biographies and history. I also read the bible daily and carry newspapers, the Wall Street Journal and the Tampa Bay Times, and stuff from work. Since I don't check luggage, the Kindle has allowed me to travel with extra clothes instead of extra books. You know you always need that extra book just in case you finish the main one you are reading at this moment, even though you rarely do. So before we took off, and just barely, I ordered a new Kindle. The one with the built in light, because every once in awhile the light doesn't work at my seat. I had it overnighted. Thanks FedEx!
The book I am going to read until I get my new Kindle is "What If...?" by Mike Rayburn. Mike is an unbelievable guitar player, a motivational speaker and a comedian that has done Carnegie Hall eight times. I was fortunate to hear him speak and play recently. His very simple idea is, What if I could? Followed up with, How could I make that happen?
My old Kindle worked for a long time, really dependable, almost as good as a Bovie. But not quite. A Bovie just keeps on working...so when you buy your next “bovie” make sure it is a real Bovie!
J. Robert Saron
President
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