Comments on: An evening at the Used Book Sale http://www.ladygypsy.net/archives/2008/usedbooksale/ Wasting Bandwidth since 1994 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tiger http://www.ladygypsy.net/archives/2008/usedbooksale/comment-page-1/#comment-32643 tiger Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:29:25 +0000 http://www.ladygypsy.net/?p=1691#comment-32643 ...speaking of dumping the family bible--the most bizarre (and sad?) thing I've discovered so far while weeding thru donations? Someone's master's (or doctorate?) thesis... all bound & pretty. Have NO idea who the person was. Assuming he had died but... somehow it made me sad that someone hadn't wanted to keep that representation of his education/thoughts. …speaking of dumping the family bible–the most bizarre (and sad?) thing I’ve discovered so far while weeding thru donations? Someone’s master’s (or doctorate?) thesis… all bound & pretty. Have NO idea who the person was. Assuming he had died but… somehow it made me sad that someone hadn’t wanted to keep that representation of his education/thoughts.

]]> By: Dave aka d.mo http://www.ladygypsy.net/archives/2008/usedbooksale/comment-page-1/#comment-32642 Dave aka d.mo Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:43 +0000 http://www.ladygypsy.net/?p=1691#comment-32642 Fantastic point on the "dreams deferred" box. While I'm not entire certain that I won't ever write something worthwhile (book, screenplay, etc.) I still keep whatever books I have on the subject. But for me, the most poignant book in there is "What to Expect When You're Expecting" which raises just as many questions: Did the owner have the child and donate the book? Did they stop trying to conceive? Were the complications with the pregnancy? Okay, I'm bumming myself out. Time to think of puppies and snowflakes... Fantastic point on the “dreams deferred” box. While I’m not entire certain that I won’t ever write something worthwhile (book, screenplay, etc.) I still keep whatever books I have on the subject.

But for me, the most poignant book in there is “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” which raises just as many questions: Did the owner have the child and donate the book? Did they stop trying to conceive? Were the complications with the pregnancy?

Okay, I’m bumming myself out. Time to think of puppies and snowflakes…

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