ragbag asked: which is the more important as a branch of education, mineralogy or astronomy?
When my maternal grandfather died, the only books in his small rented house were the two volumes of the Reader’s Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary. These are now shelved next to The Compact Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary, Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically in the mumblelard family library.
burning bridges in the park (cameraphone)
Last fall I burned the remaining corporate swag from my last ten years of employment. Awards, logoed golf shirts, anniversary pins, etc. I get rid of most of that stuff as it arrives or I would have had to head out to the country for a bonfire.
