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Noah Counte

Hanging around in a one horse town

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I've been reading "The Library at Night," by Alberto Manguel. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes books, libraries, information or order. Manguel has his own, personal library, which is quite astounding, and he related the history of libraries, from Alexandria through the Library of Congress and Google. He touches on Asian libraries, European libraries, American libraries, and virtual libraries (plus a host of libraries not mentioned in my short list). The book, though, is really about a love affair with books. It's a love that's been shared by many, for centuries - millennia, even. This is the first book of Manguel's that I've read, but I will be seeking out the rest. He's a fabulous writer...

...And he started me thinking:

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Of Rights and Wrongs

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The nomination of Sarah Palin came as a surprise to Republicans and Democrats alike. It’s been a whirlwind of ecstasy and name calling ever since. There are things that make me uncomfortable about her. Her “maverick” stance on the Bridge to Nowhere, for example. She was for it, before she was against it, and lobbied for hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars (that’s your money) for its construction. The potential abuse of power with regards to her ex brother -in-law, for another example. She tried to get him fired, while he was in an ugly divorce with her sister. Who knows what will come of the investigation, but it doesn’t pass the odor test.

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