I sure do get notions. I daydream about doing bicycle tours. I imagine what it might be like to ride day after day, getting to see the country. I have notions about doing more century rides, even if just on my own.

I also have ideas, admittedly rather vague, about writing an ebook based on this web site. Now, that\’s an enormous job. IF I do it, it won\’t be finished any time soon.

How would I go about developing a small web site into a full-length ebook? Luckily I have all my cycling journals, going back to the early days of the tricycle. Having them should be helpful. Another idea I have is to get a flash drive to use solely for the purpose of composing an ebook. Yes, I have this site\’s pages backed up on a flash drive, but I don\’t want to be mixing up site pages and ebook pages.

It sound odd for me to be thinking about doing an ebook anyway, when I\’ve always been one for BOOK-books. Reading from a screen means missing the tactile sensations of holding a book in my hands. I seem to remember things better when I\’ve read actual print. Besides, if the power goes out, I can still read a BOOK-book. A BOOK-book isn\’t likely to break if I drop it, as I suspect an electronic device would.

But loath as I am to admit it, it seems as though print books may be drifting down the path to extinction. I wonder, when print books first appeared, did devotees of papyrus scrolls eye them with disdain? And did they ask, who came up with that crazy notion?