It occurs to me that, in spite of all the various web apps on the list of 23 things, there's one simple one that has been overlooked: e-reading. It seems like reading e-texts have become as common as reading print. But with old and new texts continually becoming digitzed, it bears asking how much we want to read electronically.
There are already a number of sites, including online libraries, where you can read whole books entirely in electronic format. One interesting such site that I've discovered is from a publisher called Forgotten Books (www.forgottenbooks.com). It's a compilation or old, classical volumes, from many different subjects, that have been digitized for a new millenium. (Personally, I think it's ironic that classic tomes, which have been in print for so long, should become electronic.) They are also available in print from the publisher, but the e-texts themselves are free.
For an activity, browse this collection and select a title, on any topic, that you think sounds interesting and start reading it online. After a week or so, see how reading a book-length work online appeals to you and blog about your feelings.
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