March 2010
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“The physical book does not exist, and has no value. The digital book has no...”
– Alex Beam in Psychology of the Bookplate, an article worth checking out not only for historical background on bookplates, but also for the slideshow.
(via NYTimes Paper Cuts Blog)
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The Ronettes - Be My Baby
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Excuse me while I self-actualize...
I cannot read alone. Scratch that, I can but I don’t. It has gotten to the point where if I am by myself at home or have a few minutes at work, under no circumstance am I able to read more than 5 pages of whatever book currently happens to be haunting my handbag. The silence of a library sounds absolutely offending and the idea of staying put in an armchair appears impossible. This is sort of...
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Le Tigre - I’m So Excited (Pointer Sisters...
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Before and After: Auto Show Offs
Last week I had the pleasure of attending an auto show. It wasn’t a muscle car show or the kind where they sell dead people’s vehicles, it was just the basic sort where a convention center displays the new 2011 Volkswagen Passat (which is really nice by the way). This fine event happened while I was making a short trip to Texas and let me tell you, Texans love cars. Anyone who’s...
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Recent life developments I'd like to pass on as...
The word mobile, no matter what the setting of the book, should always be pronounced “mo-BILE”. For example, “She ripped out the answering machine and hoped to Jesus that Steve had forgotten the number to her mo-BILE.” Or better yet, “They wanted an adventure. To see the world! So together they bought a top notch mo-BILE home.” See, it’s much more fun...
