July is almost over, and here in Palm Beach County, although the season is still scorching—and will remain so for some time yet—it’s almost fall for the school system. The local schools open on August 16th. It means once again yielding to street-crossing students up at the corner when I’m driving, once again being halted...
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Parting With “Old Friends”
It happens to all of us. It may be that our bookshelves are too crammed and there’s nowhere to put our latest acquisitions. It may be that we’re downsizing, moving to smaller quarters, and we have to divest ourselves of some of our possessions—including books. It may be that we have a new spouse or...
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When Hoarding Is A Good Thing
My friend Bess recently wrote a piece about hoarding, in which she advocated ruthless pruning of all one’s possessions…including books. She asked rhetorically if a person is really going to re-read all the books he or she has saved and suggested that, even if you want to revisit a book, you can always borrow it...
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Playing With Words
I love words. This should come as no surprise, given that I’m a writer. Ever since the group’s inception, I’ve been a member of PUNY (Punsters United Nearly Yearly), an online wordplay group. I love to play with words as much as I love to write and edit them. (And yes, I’m one of those...