I woke up this morning to my usual routine.  Get up, get dressed, and sit down to have breakfast.  When I am sitting at the table eating my breakfast, I like to look at the paper.

I am kind of a methodical paper reader - I have my own system of how I read it.  First off, I skim the first page to see if any of the headlines are remotely interesting.  If there are some that catch my eye, I read them.

After finishing with the front page stories, I take a peek through the Long Island classifieds.  Usually I am looking for a good deal on a vehicle, or really anything that catches my eye.  Over the years I have found a number of great deals by just taking the time to look through the classifieds, so I make sure that I take the time each day.

Next, I take a look at the Long Island personals.  No, I am not actively looking for anyone, rather I take a look to see if I can find funny listings.  Once in awhile, I find a listing that makes me laugh like a crazy man - and that sure makes the rest of the day go by smoothly.

After the laughing (or lack of laughing if I don’t find anything that is funny), I take a quick look through the Long Island real estate listings.  I have invested in properties in the past, and I take a look as I might find a good investment property.

After I am done reading the paper it is recycled, and I make the trek to work.  But I do quite enjoy that half an hour with the paper each day.