Info Junkie

Ok, I'll admit it. I'm an "Information Junkie". I read the news daily searching for any article of strangeness or obscurity. Searching for an article that has a direct impact on my life or anyone I know. Cataloging the information until that moment in time when the subject comes up in conversation and I'm able to pluck it out of memory and into the verbal exchange. I read the internet news, the local rags, the major newspaper for this area, and the Drudge Report for any late breaking news stories. Give me some news on stocks I own, places I've been, political issues, and helpful tips regarding a wide range of subjects and my attention is drawn. I can remember when I was young and my parents would have the news on in the evening. I of course wanted nothing to do with watching that so I would go into another room to watch a sit-com or cartoon. I believe I understand now why they watched. It provides a brief overview of the days events in our state and around the world. It's kind of a way to get a condensed summary of news. I'm not sure what changed in my viewpoint to make the news so interesting to me but I now know why my parents loved having the news on at 6pm. It's just what you do when you get older.