Today was a busy day, or maybe it just felt busy because I was up WAY PAST my bedtime last night. I made it in to the office by about 9 o'clock this morning, and did some power real estate stuff. Then it was off to a TREPAC meeting at ABoR, then back to the office and then BACK to ABoR for a meeting with friends and colleagues and Representative Michael McCaul. Overall, not a bad day, except for the traffic part, and I actually got a lot accomplished. We will b heading off tomorrow to, among other things, get our annual flu shots. No comments will be greatly appreciated.Bibliophile -- Noun. a lover of books especially for qualities of format; also: a book collector. Lana, a bibliophile with an appreciation for physically well constructed and carefully designed books, has never been particularly interested in e-books.
Did You Know? Mary McCarthy once observed tartly that a bibliophile is just an art collector with a slightly unusual specialization. If this is a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true that a bibliophile appreciates books for their physical qualities (such as binding, paper, ink, and typography) or rarity at least as much as for their content. McCarthy would hardly have been displeased, however, if she'd known that some collectible first editions of her own books would be today fetching over $300.
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