the cheese stands alone

Well, Read

There is a new gigantic meme going around, one that you bold or italicize the titles of books you've finished or started but not quite done with. Robert at Xset has the current list, counting out at 438.

I'm going to go at this in a roundabout fashion.... I'm just going to tell you about my personal book collection....

I finally caved in to unceasing insurance agent nagging common sense and arranged for us to have renter's insurance. Consequently, for the privilege of paying a pile of cash so that in event of flood, fire or famine (but not earthquake, because this is California and by god, a little 8.5 ain't gonna slow us down) we lose all our earthly goods, we will be reimbursed at a basic exchange rate of three cents on the dollar.
(I'm sure it must be more than that, but being the cynic I am, I know some insurance bigwig is even now lighting his cigars with my premiums, muttering "Dey doan need dat stuff. Big Tony, he need da Hummah!" and come the day after a disaster, I shall be in the second cardboard box from the right under the freeway overpass.)
But I digress.....

Basically, my math indicates:
Our clothing cash value was so low it appears we're nudists.
Our furniture cash value was low enough that my niece's Barbie's Dream House has higher resale value.
Our kitchen stuff cash value was in the negative numbers.
But our book collection cash value was over $20,000.

Ergo, we are basically naked savages squatting on scraps of cardboard and eating out of our hands... but we're very well-read savages.

All amounts based on very scientific guesstimation. Book count was around 1,900, having been interrupted several times by unhelpful pains in the tush the GM1 standing behind me randomly chanting numbers to throw me off kibbitzing. Aforementioned book collection is 80% paperback, 18% hardback, and 2% good porn. Tax, title and license not included. Your mileage may vary. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Posted by LeeAnn at June 15, 2004 04:06 PM