'Measurable Value' in the Print Post
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I finally broke down and subscribed to the paper edition of The Post. I did it out of a sense of duty: I'd been reading The Post online for years when I realized that I so valued the paper's reportage that I was willing to pay to help keep its bureaus open, its reporters investigating stories and its columnists opening me to different points of view. Some things are worth paying for. The Post is one of them.
But here's the great part. Now that I actually get the paper, I find that it pays huge dividends. Instead of sitting in front of the computer with a cup of coffee on Saturday morning, my back to the world, I'm at the kitchen table with my wife as we pass the sections between us. My 9-year-old points out comic strips he finds amusing or asks us about jokes he doesn't get. My 3-year-old practices his burgeoning scissors skills on the leftovers. The paper edition turns personal time into family time, and I can always use more family time.
My paper subscription does more than assuage my sense of guilt at getting something valuable for nothing. It adds measurable value to my life and my Post experience. That's money well spent.
-- Alex Ellermann
Kensington
