On Scanning

No more paper hanging out of every drawer, no more three-ring binders stuffed with papers, no more scraps of paper—I'm into scanning.

Now files proliferate on my computer. Files sit inside files: Classes has six subdivisions, each with its own file and within those files there are additional files.It"s all terribly organized, I think.

The scanner only takes loose paper—it's not a flatbed scanner. Part of its appeal —the size. At barely twelve inches long and a little over an inch wide my scanner takes up a tiny bit of desk space. It's only an arm's length away.

Now I save news clippings in files and that's an organizational dilemma. Again nesting files—

Do I file by particular newspaper and then categories or do I eschew the particularly paper and go right to categories?

This morning I scanned two hymns I liked, the front page of a memorial service, and an article about invasive plants.