tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post4843493839178271298..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: The pleasure of the textsRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-15540670241880419722009-12-24T09:56:15.477+11:002009-12-24T09:56:15.477+11:00russell - read a gathering storm yet? i loved itrussell - read a gathering storm yet? i loved itstuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-19983573771463081412009-12-22T03:28:01.655+11:002009-12-22T03:28:01.655+11:00I have read about 100 non-fiction books in the las...I have read about 100 non-fiction books in the last year because I wanted to and not because I needed to. I operate in that mode all the time and it is terrific. I just have to remind myself occasionally to put a book down and enjoy the extended family and friends, but I think I have a good balance.<br /><br />I sometimes find a new area of interest and then find several books to tread down a new path. That can be quite mind expanding.NewEnglandBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190715223856189053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-34528100466428676232009-12-21T17:13:28.850+11:002009-12-21T17:13:28.850+11:00It is a pernicious evil: I find that that the mere...It is a pernicious evil: I find that that the mere fact that I have read a book implies a lifetime of ownership, and, accordingly, I have dragged the utmost drivel with me as I have moved. Yet, I cannot seem to free myself of those now embarrassing volumes as they were me, then and, to be honest, may still be me now.<br /><br />I have boxes upon boxes of books I have not even opened in 25 years. But, when my loving spouse says ``lets ship them off to a used bookstore'', I can't do it. After all, I may need one of them one day! It is a disease. It deserves at least a name.John R. Vokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822243132435056442noreply@blogger.com