...more books....
In doing so I ran across a title I bought in 1968 or so, The Added Dimension: the Art and Mind of Flannery O'Connor by Melvin Friedman.
I purchased this book at The Peachtree Book Store in Atlanta while attending Georgia State University. Mr. Battle, the proprietor, was an intelligent, extremely literate man who ran a used book store in a narrow, dusty space the heart of what is now called, I believe, Midtown. I spent many afternoons browsing the shelves and picking up obscure books. I bought a beautiful copy of Dante's Inferno, illustrated by Dore there for $25.00. He agreed to sell it to me only if I promised not to shelve in on it's spine, but on its side.
I donated the O'Connor criticism to the Georgia Room. It brought back memories of the dimly lit, insanely organized book store on Peachtree Street, where interesting characters gathered - now long gone, having been paved over for a parking lot or the AT&T building - who knows.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Decluttering - Day 1
I managed to declutter today although the doggone head cold is still lingering. I now have an irritating tickle in the back of my throat and I'm hacking and coughing every give minutes.
However, I went through my stash of plastic food storage containers. About 1/3 of the tops have no bottoms, 1/3 of the bottoms have no tops, and the other third is complete. So I gathered the unmatched bottoms and tops and ditched them.
I took a picture of the actual containers I threw out but my desktop is not functioning due to a virus and it's a hassle getting photos onto the laptop. Or, I'm just too lazy and feel to bad to do it today. One or the other.
I hope this cold goes away soon. This is day NINE.
What am I reading:
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick - a look at the lives of six defectors from North Korea.
I also recommend, on this same subject, Inside North Korea (National Geographic). Lisa Ling travels with an eye surgeon on a humanitarian mission to perform 1,000 cataract operations in ten days - which he does. She poses as one of his crew, filming a documentary about the doctor's mission. It's quite a revelation how these people live and how completely indoctrinated they are to love the "Dear Leader".
However, I went through my stash of plastic food storage containers. About 1/3 of the tops have no bottoms, 1/3 of the bottoms have no tops, and the other third is complete. So I gathered the unmatched bottoms and tops and ditched them.
I took a picture of the actual containers I threw out but my desktop is not functioning due to a virus and it's a hassle getting photos onto the laptop. Or, I'm just too lazy and feel to bad to do it today. One or the other.
I hope this cold goes away soon. This is day NINE.
What am I reading:
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick - a look at the lives of six defectors from North Korea.
I also recommend, on this same subject, Inside North Korea (National Geographic). Lisa Ling travels with an eye surgeon on a humanitarian mission to perform 1,000 cataract operations in ten days - which he does. She poses as one of his crew, filming a documentary about the doctor's mission. It's quite a revelation how these people live and how completely indoctrinated they are to love the "Dear Leader".
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