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My shopping embargo aside (which, let's be honest, hasn't been too hard except for the technology/hardware/software end of things - if I put an embargo on food, that would be a different story), I am trying to justify a $400 expense as soon as the embargo is lifted (in August - don't think I forgot!).

Because I really really really want a Kindle.

I love to read. No, I seriously do. I can't remember a time in my life that I didn't enjoy reading. And there are scores of books out there that I would own if (a) I didn't have to store them somewhere and (b) I didn't have to lug them around in order to read them on trips and such. I have an enormous list of what I call my "Must-Reads", and it just keeps growing and growing. Now, it's not to say that I would suddenly have the time to read once I got a Kindle; I'm just saying that I wouldn't have to worry about physically storing these books someplace in order to read them.

Plus, there's the whole issue of lost bookmarks and such. No one likes dealing with that.

But Amazon has them in stock (finally!), and I again find myself really wanting one.

It's not even a case of But-Everyone-Else-Has-One-So-I-Need-To-Get-One-Too syndrome. In fact, I personally know of no one who has one, and I don't even think my circle of friends is remotely interested in getting one. But I desperately want one. The idea that I can bring a dozen books with me anywhere I go is dizzyingly exciting. The notion that I can instantaneously purchase and read books, newspapers and magazines is so tempting. And knowing that I can indulge in all of this reading without needing to later store (or recycle) said books, newspapers and magazines is all the more intriguing. I could read the Wall Street Journal for $10 a month - and I wouldn't have to worry about storing each issue someplace until I got around to reading it! Bliss!

Thankfully (or perhaps not), I have until August 1 to fully reflect on this and decide, once and for all, if I would truly use a Kindle. There are definite pros (most of them already mentioned), but some cons, too. I may well be tempted to purchase books that merely interest me but never get around to reading them, for example (though, let's face it - that happens in real life, too). And I wouldn't be able to share my books with anyone unless they had a Kindle, too (because I'm certainly not going to give up mine!).

Just a few things upon which to reflect as I ponder the necessity of this item.

Because I really really really do want one!