tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post4338178971014305160..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: BirthdaysD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-59775583199143769352009-03-01T20:53:00.000-05:002009-03-01T20:53:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday!I'm reading Montaigne now - and the...Happy Birthday!<BR/><BR/>I'm reading Montaigne now - and the guy's surprisingly funny.<BR/><BR/>p.s. - IKEA!Rebecca V. O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920443685663707856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-5931262786174972582009-03-01T19:00:00.000-05:002009-03-01T19:00:00.000-05:00There is something so thoroughly wrong about havin...There is something so thoroughly wrong about having to abandon books and turn instead to a Kindle. In my humble opinion, nothing can replace the tactile aesthetics (to coin a phrase) that a person experiences with a book in his or her hands. If I had a the choice between the Kindle and the books, I would be reading the instructions for the router, ordering some lumber, and getting busy on those shelves. And I would make sure the shelves were expansive enough to allow for even more books.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.com