A few days ago, I took my mom to the local Barnes and Noble bookstore here in Glastonbury, CT. While she was browsing to pick up a couple of recent novels, I headed over to the wall of magazines. As I made my way down the long rack of periodicals, I passed by the various sections that included current events, history, finance and money, travel, food, hobbies, until I came to the sports section. I wanted to see if I could find any magazines related to scuba diving. My quest was fruitless, and that got me to wonder why there were no periodicals for scuba diving at my local bookstore, given all the other sports magazines on the rack.
On the rack were a multitude of magazines related to the major professional sports leagues, but there were also several periodicals for other sporting activities. If you are into hunting or gun ownership, you could take your pick from quite a few. There were many magazines related to fishing. Runners and triathletes had several issues from which to pick. Boating, yachting, fishing, you name it there seemed like there was something for everyone, except scuba divers.
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