BOOKISHGAL

Just when I had gotten started on the Thursday Thirteen meme, the original hosting site shut down. But many participants have renewed it, and a new site is hosting it, so it’s going to continue.

So today I’m going to see if I can think of Thirteen Reasons to console oneself at home with a book in the winter:

1. You can immerse yourself in the plot, and not notice that it’s snowing outside for the four thousandth time this winter.

2. It’s a good excuse to curl up in the arm chair, your feet tucked under you to keep them warm.

3. It’s like having a cosy chat with a friend while the snow falls outside.

4. You can read about tropical places.

5. Your cat (or dog, if you wish) can curl up in your lap and act as a heating pad.

6. Your cat (or dog) can also act as a book podium.

7. You can put off going out to shovel the walk by repeating, “I’m in the middle of a chapter, wait till it ends,” every time someone makes the suggestion.

8. You have a perfect excuse to drink several cups of hot chocolate, which goes very nicely with book reading.

9. Staying inside with a book will keep you away from people who would sneeze on you and give you a cold.

10. It will keep your blood pressure down so your head won’t explode from frustration at the snow.

11. You’ll have something to talk about tomorrow on the bus with the person next to you, when the bus gets stuck in a snowdrift on a hill, and you’re there for 45 minutes until the road is cleared.

12. You can silence your conscience with a complex plot when you decide to take your own “snow day.”

13. It’s a BOOK. You need an excuse to read??

And there we have it. If you have your own, do them on your blog and then link at the hosting site.

(For some new Thursday Thirteen headers, try Jenn or Samulli.)

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