Columnist packet readings

I thought that most of the readings where pretty interesting and fun.  For this blog, I'm going to state my thoughts about all columns and specifically the ones from the packet. 

I think that columns can be a pretty fun, interesting read.  I enjoy reading columns, especially ones about Disney,  and think that they can make a special connection between the reader and author in a short amount of time.  I think that sometimes columns can be more relatable than books or short stories, which may be due to the fact that columns usually state their opinions openly rather than "hide" them, which requires reading "in between the lines" something that most people don't enjoy doing.  I also like columns because I feel like they can be funny or witty and still be taken seriously or have serious topics in them.  I also feel like columns can capture emotions better than books can, and they do it in a smaller amount of time.

Of these specific columns, I liked The Mother of all Parties best.  I loved the humor that was included I thought that it was just hilarious.  One of my favorite lines was,
"For the `sky,' I used the actual sky, which was visible because I removed the ceiling and roof with a chainsaw, which is when my husband, Ed, left me, but the overall effect was well worth it.''  I thought that this hyperbole is just a great example of how serious some people take the stupidest things. 
I also liked the column about getting a dog,  I thought that it also had a lot of humor that was relatable.  My favorite line from A ruff and ready playmate was, "This is something that used to be a recognizable object -- a stuffed animal, a basketball, a Federal Express driver -- but has long since been converted, through countless hours of hard work on the dog's part, into a random wad of filth."
My friend's dog did this with everything, socks, shoes, stuffed animals, my friend's iPod, etc. So I felt like this column was very relatable. 
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