@Scooter65
Another advantage is that it also supports my fetish for older fiction -- HP Lovecraft, Josephine Tey, James Branch Cabell, etc., etc.
I'm too lazy (and frankly don't move well enough) to search either bookstores or libraries all the time. I just had to learn how to search online for what I like.
Fortunately, A lot of that old stuff can be found for free download.

@Scooter65
Thanks. I guess this speaks to me being obsessive and having broad tastes but I just got a copy of O Pioneers! -- I'll check it out.

@Scooter65 I have been getting many of my books from a Little Library box in my neighborhood. I notice many of them come from used book markets.

@Scooter65

Cause and effect.

1. Macy's eliminated their Petite size department. They added a Plus size department instead. Now their clothes are too big for me. Very few small sizes.

2. In 1960, 20% of Americans wore narrow shoes. Today only 2% of Americans have narrow feet.

3. REI eliminated narrow hiking boots. Luckily, I found narrow boots that fit me on Moosejaw.com. We'll see how long that lasts.

@Scooter65 I am sorry that the comment on weight was mentioned. I think there is a large misunderstanding about weight gain and loss by a segment of the population.
When I married my present Spouse, she weighed 120 lbs saoking wet. She is now at three hundred, down from three fify. She has a disease which has an accompanying feature of weight gain. She has been on a medication which has allowed her to lose over fifty pounds. This is not her fault, as it is not your fault that shit happens.
I take the concern for high weight people to mean that they genuinely care about health and wish the better for any and all. However, they may not have the where with all to be able to express their care as a caring feature. I long ago took my ego out and put it in a drawer. I find that it is much harder to find insult in what people say as they are ignorant of others conditions. I chose to see their rantimng as a caring way to deal with their inability to show care and concern.

@Scooter65

There is no reason to be rude.

@LiterateHiker Unfortunately, many people do not have the ability to deal with other people and in doing the best they can are rude, obtuse, and just miserable. What I was trying to say is do not give them any more power than needed.

@Scooter65

An epidemic of Obesity: U.S. Obesity Trends by Harvard School of Public Health

"In 1990, obese adults made up less than 15 percent of the population in most U.S. states. By 2010, 36 states had obesity rates of 25 percent or higher, and 12 of those had obesity rates of 30 percent or higher.

"Today, nationwide, roughly two out of three U.S. adults are overweight or obese (69 percent) and one out of three is obese (36 percent). (2) While U.S. obesity rates have, overall, stayed steady since 2003, the rates are still rising in some groups, and disparities persist: Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and Mexican American adults have higher rates of obesity than non-Hispanic white adults.

"Even more alarming, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is on the rise, and youth are becoming overweight and obese at earlier ages. One out of six children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are obese and one out of three are overweight or obese. (3) Early obesity not only increases the likelihood of adult obesity, (4) it also increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, (5) as well as the prevalence of weight-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar."

[hsph.harvard.edu]