I’M BOOKED
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them. –William Osler
Well, I done done it again: done went traipsin’ off to another bargain book sale at the local library, and done ended up taking home more cheapo tomes than Trump takes ego trips. How many books do I own? I stopped counting around 720 (which, by the way, was a very good year, so I hear). Let’s just say that if all the books I’ve accumulated were people, they’d be so crammed together that they’d be begging for as much space, in relative terms, as tin-packed sardines have (not that I’d want space for relatives — my house ain’t no hostel for visiting bedlamites). My books, on the other hand, deserve more space because they’re doomed to wait longer than sardines for me to ‘digest’ them all — like until there’s peace on earth or Goodwill in store for my boatload of books after I sale off into the sunset.
Anyway, the end result of all this trumpery is to take another ‘skip-a-post to read-the-most’ books I can — like the break I decided to take two months ago after I brought home my last used book bonanza. I’ll be back Feb. 15, more bleary-eyed but less behind (or, if you like, less in arrears) in books to read….Lord willin’ and the library don’t have another sale.
The Observation Post 
Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC 1:52 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
You are a hoot! It’s a good thing we are not life-partners, however. We’d need another entire house for the books alone. I have NO more space to squeeze in even one more bookshelf, high, low or under — so I have to avoid those book-sale temptations I can never resist either.
My writer-buds chant kindle-kindle-kindle, but I like the feel and the smell (and I’ve never been able to speed read online – which is fairly essential, given my habit and my schedule.) So if a book is out in paper, that’s ALWAYS a lure.
Enjoy your time away – and Happy Valentines Day. (NOW – will that catchy tune stop playing in my head soon?) 🙂
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
“It takes a village to educate a world!”
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mistermuse 9:02 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Owl have to agree with you about preferring paper books to Kindle. If God had intended humans to read on electronic devices, He’d have created Androids instead of trees.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you as well! 🙂
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC 3:16 pm on February 5, 2017 Permalink
lol – there are those who might argue that he did!
(like I said, you’re a hoot!)
xx,
mgh
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lexborgia 5:17 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Enjoy. I started ‘Dancing In The Glory Of Monsters’ yesterday; it’s shaping up to be a treat.
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mistermuse 9:17 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
From what I’ve read about “Dancing In The Glory Of Monsters,’ it’s an excellent book — not for the squeamish, but then, the atrocities of monsters SHOULD cause revulsion in readers.
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Don Frankel 7:05 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Book em Muse.
BTW I have a book coming out soon. Can I send you a copy?
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mistermuse 9:19 am on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
I’d be more than pleased to read it, Don (as long as it’s not a tribute to Trump!).
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC 5:36 pm on February 10, 2017 Permalink
I drafted a post that might help explain why folks don’t flock to wake up and dump his coffee, given all – and maybe even a cogent theory of “alternative facts.”
[Why we hate to change our minds] posts Monday – shortly after midnight in New York, explaining cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias – briefly, and in language as “plain” as mine ever is. 🙂
A direct link will be available from the right sidebar until it “ages off” – which gives it more than a month or so to continue to position itself farther down the page.
xx,
mgh
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arekhill1 12:05 pm on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Enjoy your literary vacation, Sr. Muse. Me, I’ll be burning Trump again tomorrow to stay warm.
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mistermuse 2:01 pm on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Ricardo, I’m already burned up over practically everything our “so-called” President says (or at least the way he says it, like he’s a God-ass) and does. Nonetheless, I shall look forward to your continuing to give the devil his due.
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milliethom 4:29 pm on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
Love the post … love the humour … and love books! My house is bulging with them, too. Some have been read (and possibly digested) others, like many of yours, were cheapo buys or from charity shops, so not new to start with. I won’t comment on your trumpish jokes because I’m British! Haha. I’m keeping my nose out (if not my opinions) of politics right now – homegrown or otherwise.Thanks for the entertainment, Mr M.
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mistermuse 5:58 pm on February 5, 2017 Permalink |
My pleasure, Ms. M. — and thank you for the kind words.
I must admit to envying the British — you only have to deal with Brexit, not Trump (though Trump’s reign will effect, if not infect, the whole world soon enough). But let us read, drink, and lose ourselves in books while we may! 🙂
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linnetmoss 7:54 am on February 6, 2017 Permalink |
I have culled so many books from my shelves over the years that if I had kept them all, I’d have to buy an extra house to hold them. I often look for a book and then sadly realize that I gave it away ages ago… the digital experience just isn’t the same.
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mistermuse 8:39 am on February 6, 2017 Permalink |
I know what you mean. The batch of books I bought at the previous library sale included two I forgot I already own because I hadn’t read them yet. That’s what happens when you accumulate too many books to read within a reasonable time, and most of them sit in the boxes you brought them home in for months, if not years. Oh, well, I could have a lot worse addictions!
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linnetmoss 7:05 am on February 7, 2017 Permalink
I do love a library sale 🙂
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BroadBlogs 7:59 pm on February 7, 2017 Permalink |
Whenever I hear of Trumpery I start getting nervous.
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mistermuse 10:11 pm on February 7, 2017 Permalink |
Trumpery (meaning “worthless nonsense”) is a word which long pre-dates Trump, but which in my opinion has never been more accurately personified than by him. It derives from the French “tromper,” meaning “to deceive” (again, a most accurate personification).
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC 5:39 pm on February 10, 2017 Permalink |
A Brit I follow recently told me that his name has long been slang for fart in his circle. And now they have another reason to use it!
xx,
mgh
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mistermuse 6:13 pm on February 10, 2017 Permalink
That may be a clue as to why Trump favors unfettered gas development, with no concern for leaks.
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC 6:24 pm on February 10, 2017 Permalink
He has no concern for *anything* other than his own life and issues: corporate capitalism.
There is not enough time or room on *anybody’s* blog to list all his “no concerns,” but DeVoss, a vaccinated populace & torture – SERIOUSLY?
His choices would be no different had he been SENT to destroy the planet and everybody on it.
Almost makes me wonder if those nutty Scientologists are right. [Almost] 🙂
xx,
mgh
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mistermuse 8:22 pm on February 10, 2017 Permalink |
I’ll look forward to your “after midnight in New York” Monday post, MGH (unless I change my mind). 🙂
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mariasjostrand 6:47 am on February 12, 2017 Permalink |
Definitely know the feeling… my dad still have some of my books because the room I rent now simply don’t have rooom for them all 🙂 And yet I wish for more…
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mistermuse 12:30 pm on February 12, 2017 Permalink |
At least wishes don’t take up space, and they don’t cost anything either (unless we indulge them, but hey, we only live once!).
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Beauty Along the Road 10:13 pm on February 13, 2017 Permalink |
I can very much relate to “needing” more books while there are still uncounted unread books on my shelves at home. Sigh. This has got to be the best line I’ve read in the last few days: “more cheapo tomes than Trump takes ego trips. ” 🙂
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mistermuse 5:26 am on February 14, 2017 Permalink |
You’re ahead of me in the sense that your unread books are on shelves. Many of my unread books were still in boxes, but I’ve taken advantage of the last nine days off between posts to make more shelf space. Now I’ve at least been able to empty the boxes, sort by subject and start reading.
Thank you for commenting. 🙂
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Beauty Along the Road 8:41 am on February 14, 2017 Permalink |
We’ve also implemented a new book ban for the entire year (that includes kindle downloads) – saves a lot of money and forces us to make use of what we’ve already got. Plus, there’s always the library….
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restlessjo 2:02 pm on February 20, 2017 Permalink |
How funny! 🙂 🙂 I tend to recycle books rather than hang on to them. I buy them for 20-50p at charity book stalls and return them for resale when I’ve read them. Just occasionally I have to keep one 🙂
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mistermuse 5:24 pm on February 20, 2017 Permalink |
I recycle some, but keep a lot more — the ones I really like (the same thing I would do if I had a harem). 😦 🙂
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