I remember my dad telling me this, when I was but a wee youth of a bibliophile. However, in this day of paperbacks and Kindles, there’s not much use for knowing how to properly treat a hardback. Plus, if the comments at Boing Boing are any indication, modern hardbacks use a glued binding that doesn’t necessitate this kind of care anyway.
(from ListNews, apparently via The Dusty Bookshelf, but there is a straightened out perspective at Boing Boing, if you’re interested in printing it.)
Prompted by a Facebook friend’s comment on a photo, I have uploaded a shot of myself to the website Hot Guys Reading Books. Yes, that’s a real website.
Here’s the picture I uploaded:
I was just enjoying a nice morning cuppa when Amy snapped this shot. Now it’ll be posted for the world — if the website moderators judge that I am hot enough.
According to their FAQ, the wait queue for getting a submission posted to Hot Guys Reading Books is several months. So in order to soothe the insecurities that come with not knowing whether I am hot enough to qualify for their website, I have posted it here on my website, too.
Anyway, if you like pictures of guys who can read, I’m not sure there’s a better website possible. Go check ‘em out.
(Thanks Corey!)
The Daily What calls this their “Flowchart of the Day.” I call it oversimplified. Unfortunately, it’s a too-accurate presentation of what the public thinks librarians might be. Frankly, I’ve been impressed by some of the front-line duty that librarians are pulling in defense of civil liberties, privacy, and information access.
At least two librarians are semi-regular readers of this blog. I thank them for their services.*
(*and, honestly, I appreciate them more than soldiers.)
