I work in a community college library as a student worker. Hundreds of books (and I do not exaggerate) have passed through my hands. While I work with them, whether it be changing their labels or breaking them in, I like to take a peek at them, see what kind of books people are putting out nowadays. My findings are disappointing, that is to stay the kinds of books that people are writing nowadays are disappointing. Sometimes I only have to look at the front cover other times I have to look at the inside flap but normally I can figure it out without having to go much deeper. Personally, my thoughts are if I've seen one synopsis of a romance novel I've seen them all. I can envision in fifteen years my teen aged kids asking me if they can read those types of books. Thankfully I'll have had a little experience with knowing what all is in those books and will be able to explain my very definite "No."
However, when I pick up one of those old books that just smell old and the pages crumble underneath my touch then I know I have picked up a classic. It is those books I will hand to my children and those books that they will hand to their children.
Lois Johnson, avid writer, tea drinker, and reader but first and foremost, avid Christian.
However, when I pick up one of those old books that just smell old and the pages crumble underneath my touch then I know I have picked up a classic. It is those books I will hand to my children and those books that they will hand to their children.
Roughly how many books do y'all have in your library? EBeth
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about my family y'all or the library y'all?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all that was a improper use of the word y'all, and as for your question if you know the answer to both I love to know.EBEth
ReplyDeleteWe have a few thousand at our house probably and at the Butler library we have 40,000 books (that is a rough estimate presented to me just now by one of my bosses). :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I will use y'all as I will and there AIN'T no doing nothing about it. :)
We have roughly two thousand books at our house and about three thousand at my dads' office.
ReplyDeleteP.S you have to earn the right to use the word y'all.
EBeth
And pray tell how does one earn the right? Actually, what gives YOU the right to say I have to earn the right?
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Simple, I was born in Tennessee which automatically gives me the right. But We let my brother say y'all even though he was born in Indiana because he is southern in every way except his birth place. EBeth
ReplyDeleteYou started a sentence with a 'but' and you capitalized the 'we' in the same sentence.
ReplyDeleteI mean if we are pointing out errors, let me join in. ;)
Well, I'd like to see you type perfectly with Brooklyn bugging you!
ReplyDeleteP.S. and don't think I didn't notice that you are changing the subject!
EBeth
Some people check over their work before hitting publish. :)
ReplyDeletePeople! I ain't People!
ReplyDeleteEBeth
Well you certainly aren't a shining star. :)
ReplyDeleteSpeak for your self! EBeth
ReplyDeleteDid you notice that on your shortest article you have had the most comments? EBeth
ReplyDeleteMy dear EBeth, when I say YOU I mean YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I did notice. :) It is to make up for the lacking length of the article. :)
So if you have a long article there can only be a few comments? EBeth
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the times on your blog are all messed up? Right now it says that it is 8:22 PM when it is really 10:23 PM, I thought I would revel this error to you so that you may correct it. EBeth
ReplyDeleteAs regards the times I know. I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. Even mi hermano mejor tried to help me but to no avail. I am pretty positive I have it set to the right time zone but then the times are all messed up. :( On my stats everything is a day behind. :(
ReplyDeleteI do not limit comments as more comments means more views and more views means the closer I get to 1000 views for January, which is my goal.
1,000 views for January? You do realize that it is February right?
ReplyDeleteEBeth
February, you know what I meant. :) Though I did almost hit 1,000 in January, I had 960 views. :) This month is going to be different, as different as a deer from a gazelle . ;)
ReplyDeleteWait! There is a difference between a deer and a gazelle! Wow I would never have guessed! [Dripping with sarcasm]
ReplyDeleteEBeth
You do know what I was quoting right?
ReplyDeleteWhat is that a quote from?
ReplyDeleteEBeth
Rhett and Link- New Year's Resolutions song. Honestly child. ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't watch Rhett and Link any more.
ReplyDeleteEBeth
That is one of their first songs. You are a poor warped child!!!
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm trying to get my niece to go to sleep by listening to her favorite lullaby 'feed the birds' from Mary Poppins for the hundredth time.
ReplyDeleteEbeth
What does that have to do anything?
ReplyDeleteThat is sooooo much better than Rhett and Link.
ReplyDeleteEBeth
That is soooooooooooooooo not... well, could, possibly, I suppose, maybe, well, it coudl be true. But still, that is neither here nor there.
ReplyDelete;)
Just admit it my music is better than yours.
ReplyDeleteEBeth
Never! Give me liberty or give me death!!!
ReplyDeleteHa!You got that quote wrong everyone knows the correct quote is 'Give me Chocolate or give me death!!!!'
ReplyDeleteEBeth
You are so unAmerican. ;)
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm just a Franks.
ReplyDeleteEBeth
Well that explains a lot. ;)
ReplyDeleteNaturally.
ReplyDeleteEBeth
So between us we have managed to put this post into top position for post most read. :)
ReplyDeleteNice! EBeth
ReplyDeleteHow Many hits have you had for February?
ReplyDeleteEBeth
Hits? Do you mean how many views have I had? That would be 609, which I consider pretty good as seeing we aren't even half way through February but already halfway to a thousand. :)
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