I just got an e-mail from an old friend who lives in rainy Seattle. It included a photo of him browsing around, on a rainy day, in one of the largest bookstores I have ever seen.
I don't miss much - in fact almost nothing - but I sure do miss bookstores! Nobody in this country reads...in the one bookstore, which actually almost exclusively sells school supplies, the few books they do have are wrapped in plastic, so they can't be opened. Forget browsing. I really miss bookstores! And, thank god for Amazon and Kindle!