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I'm a big advocate of literacy, which is odd considering how little reading I do these days.

Well, that's not really correct. I actually do a lot of reading. It's just that my reading tends to be either online or technical books. I don't seem to do much recreational or non-technical book reading.

As a child I was much more of an avid reader. I remember the old public library in the town square. The entire bottom floor was children's books. My mother used to take me regularly. During the summer, I would always join the reading club, and I'd fill my reading card without fail.

This, of course, made it even funnier that my town had signs that said "No Reading" at its entrance.

Even though I'm currently not a big reader, I think a lot of the good habits I developed as a child are still with me. That's why I think literacy is such an important issue.