Friday, November 30, 2007

Conferences

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A few customers have expressed surprise at how much it costs a bookseller to attend a conference. Apparently they had assumed that their adm...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Pictures

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I took the camera home yesterday to get the oft-requested picture of the kitten. Although, I must admit I was somewhat disappointed that no ...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Plumbing

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Of all the jobs in owning a house, the one I always liked the least was plumbing. Now that we own again, that feeling has been compounded. T...
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Monday, November 26, 2007

Kitten update

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I had several people ask me at AAR/SBL about the status of the kitten . I am very happy to inform you that the kitten has become very healt...
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

AAR/SBL tear down

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Usually the tear down starts to occur after closing on the last day. Not this year! Starting at about 11:15, you could see people starting ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007

AAR/SBL last day

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I have to post this picture, since it is the most extreme case of book addiction I saw this year (although it wasn't as bad as I've ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

AAR/SBL day 3

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Another good day. I was in and out of the booth all day, meeting with vendors. I really enjoy this, as over the years some of us have become...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

AAR/SBL Day 2

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Day 2. Today started out busier than yesterday, with more customers at the booth. That is a good thing :) I had an appointment with the SBL ...
Sunday, November 18, 2007

AAR/SBL day 1

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No pictures today, although I did take some, just a few thoughts on the first day. It seemed a bit slower than usual for a first day. The ha...
Saturday, November 17, 2007

UBS Readers Edition

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I was able to get over to the American Bible Society's booth this afternoon. They have a new edition of the Vulgata , the fifth edition....

AAR/SBL, day minus one

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Today was set up for those of us who are vendors. For us, set up went very well and we were done in record time. I think part of it was that...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

San Diego

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Well, we're here. It was a rough flight and a half-hour late, but no worries. I just slept and read the whole time. We have wireless in ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

AAR/SBL

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Whew! Today is the last day before I leave for AAR/SBL in San Diego. Talk about a whirlwind of things to do. It seems like there are always ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The dollar and books

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<idle musing> I'm sitting here listening to Mozart and setting up new books, when I run across this little curve ball: You know th...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

Moving

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OK, that was a weekend. We moved this weekend; it was only a 4 mile move, but those tend to be the worst ones, since you don't prepare f...
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Friday, November 09, 2007

Kitten

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We are about ready to move into the house we bought. We have been working on it every night for the last 2 weeks, and it is about done. But,...
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AAR/SBL split

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This is the last year that AAR and SBL will have a joint meeting until 2011. I noticed that both AAR and SBL have been courting their me...
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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Beautiful sunset

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Andy has posted a nice set of pictures from sunset over Winona Lake . Truly beautiful. I walk along the lake every day on my way to and from...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

New book

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Just got the information on this one yesterday and was waiting on the cover graphic to post it. It has been a long time in the making, but i...

Faith seeking understanding

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A very interesting—and true—post on Jesus Creed today on faith and learning . Here is a brief snippet: Far too many PhD students, and the...