Improving Wednesdays

There are a number of reasons I subscribe to The Washington Post (e.g., I worked on my college newspaper so have a soft spot for newspapers, someone has to support the people who are actually out there reporting, and so on), but even without those other reasons, I'd subscribe because the Post is what gets me through Wednesdays.

Oh, Wednesdays. It's the perfect storm. There's a new Carolyn Hax column, so I can peruse the comments. And then, the chats. WashingtonPost.com hosts multiple chats every day, most of which are weekly. And Wednesday is full of good ones: Tom Sietsema, the food critic. The Reliable Sources ladies for gossip. Monica Hesse, about Internet diversions. And, this spring, Liz and Jen dissecting the previous night's Lost. It's brilliant.

I tend to have one of those open throughout the afternoon, and I'll read a couple of questions every now and then as a distraction from work. It's a great way to take a momentary break from work.

Even if I decided to stop actually reading the paper, I'd still fork my money over just for the relief WaPo.com brings me on Wednesdays. It makes Hump Day a lot easier to get through. And you can't put a price on that.