Posted on 03/23/2006 11:53:14 AM PST by Physicist
Oh boy. Hubby's going to love this one.
I've tried decorating with the Dread Boston Salty, but being a terrier he's too jumpy to do much with.
I think we bought our house because of the built in bookcases in one room. We added them in another, and lots of other freestanding shelves are in the house as well.
In the next house, I'm designing a separate library, with growth space.
I have the same problem with my 2-year-old. Just when I get comfortable, he has to use the bathroom.
He was a mentor and teacher to leaders of both movements - a real Renaissance man before the Renaissance. Lawyer, philosopher, ecclesiastic and politician at once.
And still, I can't get rid of a single one.
Do you have any pictures that you could share? I'd love to have a look.
I've been thinking of experimenting with that. You could get them all on a few memory cards, hold them up and say 'Let me show you my library of sci-fi books"!
Nooooooo!!!! DON'T SCRAP THEM! DONATE THEM TO THE LIBRARY OR SCHOOLS! EVEN GOODWILL OR SALVATION ARMY RE-SELLS THEM! (that's my main sources).................
TACO PESCADO?......
Old books seem to me to have more character, so I generally look for those, but I will buy any kind. I read more than I sleep, but I can't help it. It's a compulsion that I have no intention of giving up.
Sigh, books, books, books...
Yikes, that was what I was going to post, after I finish reading the thread--but you made me do it now. Could not believe it was the very first thing listed! Has been my cooking bible for at least 30+ years - and my parents for many years before that (since however long it has been in print).
And it has that wonderful recipe for "Preserved Children" - I loved that as kid. Mine is, alas, in storage - see the lead article and every post on this thread as to "why". But I have to see if I can find it online.
Lol!
Most of the books I dump off are at an intellectual level appreciated by most dumpster divers. It is amusing to watch them flock around a fresh deposit of old books, especially considering that none of the scroungers would even think of going to the public library. The books are all put back into circulation almost immediately. One kind of book I get rid of right away is books about philosophy. Philosophy books I keep.
Their entry on King Henry VIII is an amusing read!
Preserved Children
1 lg. field
6 children
2 sm. dogs
Pinch of brook
Dash of pebbles
Mix the children and dogs well. Put them on the field, stirring constantly. Pour the brook over the pebbles; sprinkle the field with flowers. Spread over all a deep blue sky and bake in the sun. When brown, set away to cool in the bathtub.
I say nothing. Just don't touch the Florence King books. Or the Phil Foglio. Or the Terry Pratchett, or ESPECIALLY the Bujold...
We haven't quite hit the end-table stage, yet. Though I do have a shelf full of books that are holding up the NEXT shelf in one of my more decrepit bookshelves. And the baby occasionally gets nursed on a pillow propped up by three or four good thick paperbacks...
Everybody in my family has a copy of this cookbook. A gift from grandma.
Guilty as charged, m'Lud. No extenuating circumstances. My last mover underestimated by 54 boxes - all books. They make great insulation and bullet-proofing for the house, too!
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