The Fact That Dogs Are Not People

They Will Be Given As Gifts; Books That Are Especially Pretty Or Visual Will Be Bought As Hard Copies; Books That Are Collectible Will Continue To Be Collected; People With Lots Of Bookshelves Will Keep Stocking Them; And Anyone Who Likes To Make Notes In Books Will Keep Buying Books With Margins To Fill.

There Was A Time When I Kept Track Of It All; When My Mind Worked Like A Giant Lint Brush Being Swept Over The Fuzzy Surface Of Popular Culture. But These Days, Pop Culture Seems To Have Gotten Fuzzier And Fuzzier; Notoriety Comes And Goes In The Snap Of A Finger.

The Fact That Dogs Are Not People Means You Don't Have As Much Response To The Particulars.

There Are Cultures That Believe Having Your Photograph Taken Steals Your Soul. I Don't Think There Is A Stolen Soul In A Picture, But Still - Why Is It So Hard To Throw Them Away?

Libraries Are What Is Best About Us As A Society: Open, Exciting, Rich, Informative, Free, Inclusive, Engaging.