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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rambi who wrote (64706)	2/6/2004 11:15:34 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

Now, why would you think of me as a book addict? Just because I built an entire two floor library into our new house? Just because I have more books on my shelves than our local bookstore has on its shelves? Just because Quicken tells me that Books is the largest item in our annual expenditure list, higher than utilities, food, or clothing? Just because I am right now staring at seven shelves of books waiting to be read that are just books I bought since moving into this house (when we moved here I bit the bullet and shelved ALL my "to be read" books in their proper places and decided to limit myself to one "to be read" shelf and not buy a new book unless there was a place on that shelf to put it, and see how long THAT lasted, and I'm still going back to the other shelves and taking off books that were on my to be read list but got shelved but not forgotten). Just because at any given moment I'm in the process of reading anywhere from an absolute minimum of three (one by my reading chair, one at the bedside, one in the throne room) up to a dozen books at a time. Just because of these little things you would call me a book addict??? But no, I don't know McMurtry's bookstore. Nor do I know Roads. And it sounds like a horribly dangerous book for me -- like giving an alcholic a wine catalog. But it's clear that Dan's heart is in the right place. I did find this wonderful article on Booked Up bookmagazine.com I love this passage: A sign in Booked Up Two reads: "If you are unable to locate an employee in this building, please feel free to wander about yelling yoo hoo and peering into the storage rooms until completely frustrated. Then proceed to Building One where you will find patronizing employees busy at work or sitting around drinking coffee and laughing at you." You're very trusting to let Dan loose in there. My wife will no longer allow me to set foot in Powell's bookstore in Portland, Oregon, though fortunately they have a web site. If you ever do get to Booked Up, write a column about it and post it here. If you have time left from reading all the books you are sure to buy there.