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Originally Posted by issybird
I haven't checked into this thread in a while, mostly because things have been out of control. Does one show up at an AA meeting while still on a bender?
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Thanks for the laugh, issybird.
Well, I'm still on a bender, but am unrepentent though slightly nervous. I finally kept my ebook purchases under the $40 monthly budget in the past two months, but then I wandered into the Dollar Store in Colorado Springs, where I am temporarily sidelined on my cross-country road trip, and found beautiful stiff-spined hardbacks from major publishers of authors I've enjoyed: Ivan Doig, Dennis Lehane, Lisa Jackson. I took away eight. At the local B&N I found National Geographic titles on sale: Guide to State Parks, Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, and Field Guide to the Birds of North America. You know...perfect bedtime reading.
I love books. I love seeing my ebooks lined up in Calibre. I love the smell and feel of new print books. I love the musty smell of antique books. Wherever I travel I often drop into the local library, usually to check out the local history and trails, but now I think it is just a comfortable habit. I particularly love travel and guide books with lots of pictures. If I attend a local author lecture, I cannot resist buying the book.
But that is okay. It doesn't come close to breaking the bank or alarming my family. There are worse paths in life than a love affair with books.
Still, this thread has been an invaluable reality check. I now know exactly what I spend and pass up books that will likely not be read in the next year or so. I am comforted that I am not alone and enjoy hanging with folks who also love books.