Monthly Archives: June 2011

This Is Not a Painting*

The picture is an un-photoshopped photograph. This is simply amazing. The background is the sun hitting a sand dune. It is a National Geographic photograph. *Pardon me for the Magritte (“Ceci n’est pas une pipe” This is not a pipe.) … Continue reading

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A wonderful Bookplate

I am going through some of the books we have for our library book sale in September. I am winnowing out the collectible books, book that are a hundred years old or are signed by the author. Then I saw … Continue reading

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The History of Science Fiction

This is a neat timeline something or other, I have no idea what these things are called, about the history of science fiction. It looks good to me, but rabid science fiction fans may disagree with the selections.

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Books as Building Materials

Here is some neat ideas for using old books. While these are great pictures, I am somewhat saddened about the destruction of books. I love books, although after twenty years of book slingin’, you would think I would be tired … Continue reading

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