It is, however, something I
do all the time, “think about it”,
that is. In fact, I’m used to friends or family telling me, “No one else is giving it all that attention. You think too much."
I’m like that about today’s
hot potato issues too – only to a degree. I gather and consider information, but I won’t let myself obsess on the pros and cons nor introduce a
discussion on the issue. How about
you? I think a lot of people are like
that. After all, the concerns are emotional to all parties; a heated discussion
will break the peace and the sound and fury will not achieve a resolution. Thinking
about it, there are perhaps four such hot potato issues out there for me. For sure though, even if I may hold to a
non-committal stance as long as I can, I’ll not be apathetic when it counts. I hope you too will keep thinking, but not
let apathy rule.
The other day a piece of mail
was delivered to my house that has me “thinking about it”.
(By the way, I almost pray we will keep mail
delivery service in this wonderful country of ours. It needs to be better structured but I think
losing mail delivery service could prove to be a devastating problem for too
many.)
Sorry, I’ve digressed. Anyway . . . my mail included the
invoice for me to continue my subscription to the daily paper. Will I or won’t I? I have to decide.
Too frequently I’m not
pleased with what I read in my newspaper. The glossy advertisements are excessive. If I discontinue the subscription, I’ll
reduce the pile of newsprint I must get to the recycling center. What to do?
For sure, I’ll think about it.
I just renewed my subscription to our local paper for a whole year. I've been agonizing each time my three month subscription was due. I hate the build-up of papers, but do, finally, need to know about our surrounding area events. The national papers, however, I will read at my Library!
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Susan you've given me something else to think about. I too can read the paper in the library. It would be a good thing. Thanks.
DeleteLast fall my newspaper subscription came up for renewal and I hesitated to renew it. I had a daily and weekend subscription and the papers piled up. I read few of them and ended up throwing 95% of them into the recycle bin, unread! It was a total waste. When my subscription came up for renewal I hoped that they might realize that I didn't want the paper anymore when they didn't receive my payment. Well they didn't. Low and behold I began receiving emails and phone calls "collecting" on my renewal! I didn't like it. I didn't like it because I didn't want to renew and now I was being hunted down. I felt badly that the subscription was still in effect and that I hadn't paid for it. Deep down I wished they would just get the message and stop sending the paper. But they didn't, they treated it as an overdue bill. Well, I paid up for another 6 months. But I knew I did not want to renew the next time. So six weeks ago, sensing that my subscription would be up for renewal soon, I sent a letter telling them not to renew my subscription, that I didn't want the paper any longer. One day it didn't come. The next day and the day after that it didn't come. It has never come again. I am so happy!
ReplyDeleteAnd you know, I decided not to renew last year at this time . . . the paper stopped for 2-3 days then it started up again. But I also determined I enjoyed the paper with my morning coffee. So I paid up and so it continues......I'm not at all sure what I'll do.
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