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I don’t even know what book this was marking, because it fell from a pile that I was sorting, but I found an old postcard: The back says: CAPE CRAFT PINEHwy. 17 NorthMyrtle Beach, S.C. 29577Phone (803) 449-5423EARLY AMERICAN DECORATOR ITEMSDIRECT FROM FACTORY AT… Continue Reading “Speaking of "Forgotten Bookmarks"”
At the last meeting of the Used Book Store committee, we came around to the topic of having multiple copies of books. Should we keep every copy on the shelves? Perhaps take extra copies to sell to Half Price Books? Someone threw out the… Continue Reading “Trying Something New”
I hate interior decorating. I’m not good at it and I don’t care enough. When I first started working, I sat at a 1960-something desk in what had once been a small storage room. From my chair, I was looking at a wall lined… Continue Reading “Interior Decorating”
Good Morning America had a story this morning about a new therapy dog program: Reading to a dog. The idea is that children learn to read best when practicing aloud. Many are loathe to practice aloud in the classroom out of fear of being… Continue Reading “Reading Education Therapy Dogs”
So much for highlighting the adoptables: At the Refuge tonight, I found that one of my favorite Permanent Residents, Comet the Umbrella Cockatoo, had been moved to a different cage in a different room. She has always been rather easily startled, but since she… Continue Reading “Permanent Residents”
USA Today has been running a column called “Pet Talk” that I sometimes read and sometimes skip, depending on the subject matter. Yesterday they ran a story about how Petfinder.com is making a push to highlight some “less adoptable” animals. “Adopt a Less Adoptable… Continue Reading “Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Day”
I’ve been paying attention to the Eunice Shriver story over the last couple of days, so I was not surprised to read of her death this morning. It still made me sad. Eunice rocked for several reasons: A woman graduating from college in the… Continue Reading “Mrs. Shriver”
MSN had an article in City Guide about the best used book stores that validated an observation I had regarding the library’s Amazon site: What do used bookstores want to buy? “The past 12 months of bestsellers are usually in high demand, but it… Continue Reading “More About Used Books Stores”
Various libraries have various used used book sales all the time – you can find one almost every weekend. None come close (in suburban Chicago) to the Book Sale Formerly Known as Brandeis. It runs for over a week in a tent, in the… Continue Reading “Little City Book Sale 2009”
I have no idea what to get, or rather, send, to my father for Father’s Day. He and I had a great system for several years. For birthdays and Christmas I would send him stuff for his dog and he would send me stuff… Continue Reading “Public Service Announcement – Father’s Day Gifts”
The Next Dark Age 