tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post2581081262810228851..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Moving Ahead, Bookishly and ResolutelyP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-86453908418734016152011-01-06T08:29:36.952-08:002011-01-06T08:29:36.952-08:00Thanks for the information, Karen. I'm glad it...Thanks for the information, Karen. I'm glad it came up here, too, where others in Northport can see it.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-19819046764472631022011-01-06T06:41:17.295-08:002011-01-06T06:41:17.295-08:00Pamela...The coffee is in Fellowship Hall on a tab...Pamela...The coffee is in Fellowship Hall on a table right near where you did your last book signing. Janet, our church secretary, would be happy to take your money, I'm sure. KarenKaren Casebeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-68677532845814203142011-01-06T05:53:23.668-08:002011-01-06T05:53:23.668-08:00Thank you for the link, Gerry. You are now an acco...Thank you for the link, Gerry. You are now an accomplice in my downfall!<br /><br />Machines, hmmm. For several years now I've made a big distinction between objects that work mechanically and objects that work digitally. While I do love my laptop (you and I might not have met without it!), I find that I prefer many things that work mechanically, with moving parts rather than little sealed mystery boxes. I like a clock I can wind up, a radio whose dial I can cruise infinitely (rather than from one hot spot to the next), etc. But that's a long topic, and I'll stop here for now.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-85830908233138374512011-01-06T03:31:25.494-08:002011-01-06T03:31:25.494-08:00Face time is good. Pineapple casserole is extreme...Face time is good. Pineapple casserole is extremely naughty, but here is a link:<br /><br />http://torchlakeviews.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/pineapple-poetry-and-grampas-log/<br /><br />Science fiction writers turn out to be pretty good at understanding how human beings deal with new machines. Pretty much the key question ever since the development of the catapult, isn't it?Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-24507035430151657092011-01-05T13:56:29.434-08:002011-01-05T13:56:29.434-08:00Karen, thanks for the tip. Higher Grounds is the b...Karen, thanks for the tip. Higher Grounds is the brand I want. When I need to restock, how do I buy through Trinity? Is there a "store" up at the church?<br /><br />dmarks, you’re making me do research I’d hoped to get away without doing! (When memory fails, there’s always research, but it takes a lot longer.) You were probably in the audience that night, too. Okay, to reconstruct: the speaker in Traverse City was mainly known as a scientist; he had, however, collaborated on a novel with a very well-known science fiction writer. Question is, who was the well-known sci-fi writer so that one could work from that to the name of the visiting writer/scientist? I’m pretty sure the famous writer was Arthur C. Clarke, and looking at his bibliography, the only name I see there that rings a bell at all is Gentry Lee, so that’s my best guess. What do you think? Were you there, too?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-90871165258662148862011-01-05T11:38:55.426-08:002011-01-05T11:38:55.426-08:00Do you remember which science fiction writer that ...Do you remember which science fiction writer that was?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-74196549997501240502011-01-05T10:47:28.692-08:002011-01-05T10:47:28.692-08:00Pamela...In case you want to "buy local"...Pamela...In case you want to "buy local" :-), Trinity sells Higher Grounds coffee, which, I believe is a fair trade coffee. KarenKaren Casebeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-72821314179776550462011-01-05T08:55:43.044-08:002011-01-05T08:55:43.044-08:00Dawn, Loreen and I are looking at the July calenda...Dawn, Loreen and I are looking at the July calendar to find a good date for her to come to Dog Ears Books. I will surely announce the date in plenty of time for you to plan a visit, too. It would be such fun!<br /><br />Bottom line on Google offering e-books through indies is that Google matches Amazon's prices, and both are pricing below cost to gain market share, which is hardly a viable strategy for independent bookstores. Why does this "rest of the story" not surprise me at all? <br /><br />Gerry, I remember a science fiction writer coming to Traverse City 15 or 16 years ago and predicting that people would soon be "meeting" only in the virtual world. I thought it was a pretty funny prediction, because he'd flown to Michigan from Texas when a teleconference could have been arranged to save him the long trip, and everyone in the audience had turned out on a cold winter night to come and see and hear him in person, when it would have been possible, feasible and in many ways more comfortable for us to stay home and listen to him on the radio. The book discussion groups in which I participate (three altogether) enjoy reading books and getting together to talk about their reading, though I can see where pineapple casserole would add a lot to the meetings. Good idea! Recipe?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-57447327865737515852011-01-05T05:01:26.265-08:002011-01-05T05:01:26.265-08:00I have been reading pineapple casserole rather tha...I have been reading pineapple casserole rather than pot roast. This is not good. Maybe I should look for the children's edition of Gilgamesh--lots of pictures. I could sort of ease into pot roast. <br /><br />I am curious about whether there are e-book discussion groups. I can see the dim outline - a gathering at the internet cafe where people clutching tablets google answers to the questions that inevitably arise. Wait, wait - they could stay at home and use Skype to participate in the conversation. All of this is neither pineapple casserole nor pot roast. It is an imaginary tea party.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-78367328034750571262011-01-04T19:09:36.888-08:002011-01-04T19:09:36.888-08:00Both blogs were interesting. I had no idea that p...Both blogs were interesting. I had no idea that pricing was so disparate between delivery channels. I don't get how independent book stores are going to provide ebooks...but I guess, like you, I'll wait and see. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I very much want to read the 1000 mile walk on the beach book...and can't wait till March...but how cool would it be to make it up to Northport in the summer if she's coming by your store. Probably couldn't though unless it's a weekend...but on the other hand, maybe by then I'll have some vacation days unaccounted for. Never know.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-3701113627552201872011-01-04T08:56:46.896-08:002011-01-04T08:56:46.896-08:00Sounds like a great group. I don't know much ...Sounds like a great group. I don't know much about translations of Dante yet, but when I get a little closer, I will definitely be exploring my options and will be happy to share whatever I discover with you. Happy reading!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-76741571653720098292011-01-04T08:19:59.481-08:002011-01-04T08:19:59.481-08:00Welcome, Lifetime Reader! The group of us reading ...Welcome, Lifetime Reader! The group of us reading ANNA KARENINA originally got together to read James Joyce's ULYSSES. We enjoyed our meetings and discussions so much we read three plays together this past fall, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE MISANTHROPE, and WAITING FOR GODOT. On my own in the fall I began reading Dante's DIVINE COMEDY but feel I must not have the best translation, as I'm not feeling the power of the poetry at all. Any suggestions? I was happy to find your blog, too, and to direct others to it.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-64636036619387364622011-01-04T08:11:32.797-08:002011-01-04T08:11:32.797-08:00Thanks so much for linking to my project. I'm...Thanks so much for linking to my project. I'm excited to go explore Wynken de Worde--and pleased to see that you are another reader of Sharon Astyk's Casaubon's Book. Hope you keep enjoying Anna Karenina. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.com