Would you add anything to this list?

Greatnan I agree with you about the getting up and going 'to see the world'. Wherever that is!. So no need to finish reading what doesn't 'grab'. I admit that 'drivel' was probably a tad stronger than was necessary and, perhaps, stronger than I intended.

Good job we are all different - I love my little home in the mountains, but if I could I would travel even more than I already do. I am so used to packing I don't even need to think about it. There is so much to see in the world, and so little time!

Ana seconded.

Quite agree Ana. My own pillow too, but I travel with that!

Agree Ana

And 'there's nothing like your own bed'

Following on from the above, the one thing I'd add is 'There's no place like home'

I liked his comment about holidays.
I like going away for a weekend or a few days, but anything that involves cancelling newspapers, leaving key with friend, working out the optimum combination of clothes needed for various weather conditions, packing said clothes, making sure everything in the fridge has been eaten and not wasted, the houseplants and greenhouse plants have been watered, washing and ironing done, the bills paid, other paperwork is up-to-date, and hanging round in airports leaves me wondering why I bother, unless of course it's to see my grandchildren
#miseryguts

Thank you Bags.

I actually read The Guardian regularly and enjoy and get informed by articles by many of the excellent contributors.

Anno I like the i, too - bite sized, and perfect for a catch up. I, like many others, read a range of newspapers, both in the flesh, as it were, and online. The Guardian seems best to fit with my thinking, though. I skip over the bits that don't interest me (much as I do with Gransnet, really).

I'm always impressed with how how thoughtful and well-read (funny and witty, too) some of our posters are!

It is OK, Sel My own fault for not cancelling the account - but just occasionally a message which needs an answer.

Receiving spam addressed to him is just a pinprick when everyhing in the house reminds me of him, not that I need reminding.

Lilygran - good question. Most newspapers have 'magazine' sections now and that is why - if I buy a paper at all - I buy the I which has the news without the 'fluff', though it still has the Independent's puzzles. It's ideal for a train journey.

Elegran I am sorry, my comment was directed at you without realising that you had lost your husband. Of course email will continue and that must be difficult. I know, in the past, mail continued so email adds to that upset but, no doubt, to a much bigger extent. I have yet to experience this so please forgive my clumsiness.

I didn't agree with everything he said. It was intended to be humorous. I thought it succeeded. Newspapers have published stories intended simply to entertain almost since they started. I wish they sometimes printed more news. What's the difference between a newspaper and a magazine?.

Bags
Let's face it, they all print a load of tosh, they've got pages to fill!

Time to untwist knickers, folks

In short, it's not personal so why get all grumpy about it?

I think I need to say this now: the Guardian often prints a load of tosh (as does the Independent, as does the Telegraph, as does (even! ) the Times. The 'article' referred to in this thread is not tosh, just light entertainment (for some; drivel for others). It also prints some really good articles.

(Being grumpy is allowed anyway).

But it's OK to go and have a look at something because it is recommended/highlighted/referred to by someone else, and then to find one doesn't find it as amusing/interesting as expected.

And to say so. That's all flowerfriend did. That's allowed.

And clearly most of the people who did follow the link were glad they had, so it doesn't matter that one or two decided some way down the list that they had better things to do.

And said so.

No need to get all fierce and defensive about it is all I'm saying. No different from reading a book someone has recommended but found it wasn't to your taste. You don't have to say anything, but you can if you want to. The same applies if you like the book of course.

I saw it was by Ian Martin and since I love The Thick of It, I knew I would enjoy it and I did. Obviously not to everyone's taste, but that is fair enough, nobody is forced to read it or to comment, for that matter. (I have learnt that too.)

Sel Yes. Is is a year since my husband's death, and his email account still gets spam. (I keep it open because a few real messages still come for him)

He also still gets junk mail. The other day there was a catalogue from a wine merchant he had not bought anything from for ten years or so, and had not heard from for that long. Business must be bad.

No. This just happened to be a very amusing article. I don't care what newspaper published it. Does every thread have to be turned into an argument?

Absolutely, but there is a lot of vitriol directed at the DM in particular so I was puzzled. I wondered if having something published in the Guardian gave a sort of immunity from criticism.

G'night all.

There's a lot of ephemeral stuff in the Guardian nowadays. You read it to pass the time and then forget it completely, as most of us will enjoy and then forget the article in question. Where's the harm in that? Thanks for the recommendation, hummingbird.

But I am interested in quite a lot of the articles in the DM, as well as other newspapers. I don't force myself to read it, I find it amusing.