Ask Marilyn: What's a Favorite Leisure Activity?

Loren Booda of Arlington, Virginia, writes:

Marilyn: What leisure activity on the computer do you savor?

Marilyn responds:

Believe it or not—shopping! Not for clothing or ordinary household goods, though. I mean the kind of item that takes forever to find if you go out looking for it in a store. It seems like I always want something—a certain kind of gift for a special person or a quirky toy for the cat—and I have zero time to spend walking in and out of store after store. And I really dislike giving up and settling for something else.