Rational vs. Irrational

[danalwyn]

Every once in a while we are confronted by minor problems in life that expose things about us. Problems like, for instance, wanting to read something, but having nothing to read because all our books are in storage somewhere. There are many ways to answer this problem:

The rational response: Hmmm...maybe I better go find something else to do instead.

The irrational response: Obviously I need to go buy more books.

I can see already that getting a new job was like digging my own grave.

(Number of books bought today: 7)

Comments

[danalwyn]

Well, one of the advantages of being here is that there are a lot more bookstores, concentrated in a much smaller area. You think with the internet available I could restrain myself, but no.

[silverjackal]

You have many very *good* bookstores there, too. This would also cause me a problem. Granted, I've run across a few unusual things I ended up enjoying very much digging through the dross is small town shops. Did you know the Jehovah's Witnesses print little books of children's stories based on the Bible? Not that those were good, they were surprising dross, but it introduced me to both Ellis Peters and Elizabeth Peters' historically based mysteries, which I enjoy.

These days I actually buy most of my books online, because I'm interested in topics that aren't well represented (or at all) in local book stores. I still do enjoy browsing in a good shop when I get a chance, though. Nothing beats finding something marvelous that one would never have stumbled over otherwise.