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10-06-2010, 12:21 AM | #1 | |
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Oct 6, 2010: Lighthouse Literature
C'mon, fess up, at some point you thought it would be cool to live in a lighthouse. Of course you grew up with radio, most with TV, and even some of you young'uns, with internet. But what about being posted to a lighthouse all alone, or with a bagpipe player, before any of those things?
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Ripley, M. M., CAPTAIN FRACASSE FROM THE FRENCH OF THEOPHILE GAUTIER. New York. 1880. 411 p Willert, P. F., THE REIGN OF LEWIS XI. New Yord. nd. c.1880. 300 p Lamont, James. SEASONS WITH THE SEA-HORSES; OR, SPORTING ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN SEAS. New York. 1861. 282p Taylor, Bayard. AT HOME AND ABROAD – A SKETCH-BOOK OF LIFE, SCENERY AND MEN. New York. 1893. 500 p Torpelius, Z., THE SURGEON’S STORIES – TIMES OF CHARLES XII. Chicago. 1884. 349 p. Frazer, R. W., BRITISH INDIA. New York. 1897. 399 p Chaillu, Paul Du. MY APINGI KINGDOM: WITH LIFE IN THE GREAT SAHARA, AND SKETCHES OF THE CHASE OF THE OSTRICH, HYENA, &c. New York. 1870. 254p Duffy, Bella. THE TUSCAN REPUBLICS (FLORENCE, SIENA, PISA, AND LUCCA) WITH GENOA. New York. 1893. 456 p Mahan, A. T., THE GULF AND INLAND WATERS. [Volume III of the Three volume set of The Navy In The Civil War. New York. 1883. 267 p No Playboy. By the looks of that case and books, I think I'd want more than one handle. link via
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10-06-2010, 03:37 AM | #2 |
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Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-)
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10-06-2010, 07:09 AM | #3 |
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That kind of lighthouse?
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10-06-2010, 09:01 AM | #4 |
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I think I just had a bookgasm! That cabinet didn't hinder me, either.
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10-06-2010, 09:31 AM | #5 |
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Yeah, but where's the Playboy?
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10-06-2010, 10:44 AM | #6 |
Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
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That list goes to prove that when you're bored enough, you'll read anything.
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10-06-2010, 10:51 AM | #7 |
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It's not just the material...it's the look and feel and smell of an old book. I've had a lifelong love affair with old things (I hear the jokes already), but old books especially.
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10-06-2010, 12:35 PM | #8 |
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Shhh, Shawnee, don't let our secret out.
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10-06-2010, 06:27 PM | #9 |
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You know how the stomach has a separate compartment for desert that isn't affected by how much savory stuff you've eaten. Well, my finances work in the same way. No matter how many bills there are, I will never discount the possibility of buying a book because there's always money available for that and it has no impact on the rest of my budget.
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10-06-2010, 06:35 PM | #10 |
I know, right?
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Shawnee, I've got a whole big bookcase full of old books I inherited dating from the 1870s. I'm not interested in reading them, but they're cool to have. My mom was so happy that I fell in love with books same as she did, so she could be sure I'd hang on to them.
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10-06-2010, 08:12 PM | #11 |
To shreds, you say?
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10-06-2010, 10:34 PM | #12 |
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I just turned 54. I'm just sayin'.
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10-07-2010, 07:49 AM | #13 | |
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Yeah, but how is your spine?
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10-07-2010, 08:07 AM | #14 |
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My folks have a copy of the ORIGINAL Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. I think my grandfather bought and it got passed on. From reading this I learned not only how to make food for invalids (i.e. toast), but also that a housemaid should lift chairs and dust the bottom of the legs. BTW, has anyone read the children's book Susannah of the Mounties?
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10-07-2010, 08:11 AM | #15 |
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Susannah of the Mounties? No, but I saw the movie.
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