My Christmas Gift... A Tardis!

A Notable Hotel To Remember..

Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City

I remember seeing this hotel as a child in the late 1970's in Atlantic City, N.J. I was utterly fascinated. It was built near Park Place in 1905 and demolished in 1979. The hotel was built in Spanish and Moorish themes.

Books: Bound To Last

Trying to hold the ipads and Kindles at bay, inveterate book lovers still cling to the notion that only the printed word is the real thing. Many writers are often the most guilty of the idea that a book is only a book when paper and ink are involved. Perhaps. But in this age of electronic transition, many of our best writers still hold a special affinity for that “real thing. “ And to many of them that “real thing” or “special book” is still a treasure. In, Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book, Sean Manning has assembled 30 exquisite essays, by 30 different authors who come to the defense of the printed word with spirited, soul searching stories celebrating the “real thing” not necessarily because of its contents, but because of its significance as a one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable physical object. To each of these writers the meaning of this, “object” goes beyond what is contained within its printed page__there is memory and circumstances and feelings that can only be attached to a tangible object__like a “real book.” Bound To Last, is a passionate defense of the “art of the book.” Despite the diversity of essays its essential theme is that there is a sheer joy in knowing that this tangible object exists in the world. Moving electrons are hard to quantify and hold in the hand. A printed book is different, a tangible treasure. If you love the printed word Bound to Last is bound to please (pun intended). Contributors include: Ray Bradbury, Chris Abani, Rabih Alameddine, Anthony Doerr, Louis Ferrante, Nick Flynn, Karen Joy Fowler, Julia Glass, Karen Green, David Hajdu, Terrence Holt, Jim Knipfel, Shahriar Mandanipour, Sarah Manguso, Sean Manning, Joyce Maynard, Philipp Meyer, Jonathan Miles, Sigrid Nunez, Ed Park, Victoria Patterson, Francine Prose, Michael Ruhlman, Elissa Schappell, Christine Schutt, Jim Shepard, Susan Straight, J. Courtney Sullivan, Anthony Swofford, Danielle Trussoni, and Xu Xiaobin

Once Again The Librarian Seeks Adventure...

The Librarian can be seen fearlessly descending this water slide.

Smell This...

Gettin' Squirrely...

Big Sur - Portal Of The Sun

Sunrise Through the Portal

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