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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

The internet has put most used book shops out of business, regardless of 
location.  I used to love to prowl through the "ghost" book stores in New 
Orleans.  I am a compulsive book buyer.  I force my self not to buy books 
anymore.  That is one of my drawbacks in moving.  Thousands and thousands of 
books, and periodicals.......bobford


--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Homestead] Things one could long for in the country
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:16 PM
> I do like living out away from people.  I can go for a long
> time without the
> excesses of the modern world, my life would not be improved
> by a Starbucks
> but there are things I have become accustomed to.  One day
> as I was walking
> about the little grocery store in Gainesville I was
> starting to get upset
> because I could not find any fresh salsa and I wanted some
> garlic hummus.  I
> then realized that is what many people do to destroy the
> character and
> fabric of out of the way places.
> 
>  
> 
> There were some things I really missed.  A decent book
> store is a big one.
> Only one town in a 35 mile circle has a bookstore and there
> were no used
> book stores.  I never did find a decent steel yard.  
> 
>  
> 
> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
> 
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
> 
>  
> 
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