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Getting off the swing

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 3:06 pm - Just to gaze upon its placid surface, this is relaxing summer. Without work or any significant responsibilities, my days are filled with luxury problems like trying to be in bed by one so I don’t sleep past nine or having to decide if I should read and doze in bed, on the couch, or in [...]

A birthday goodbye

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 6:27 am - “What is this?” Mom asked, holding up a round black and orange baking dish. No pause. “That’s what I use for artichoke dip. I need that.” Blink. “Oh.” I leave New York today, my 28th birthday, having moved here just before my 23rd. A lot of the stuff I’ve been packing up this past week came down with [...]

Notes on the anniversary of the summer of ?98

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 8:15 pm - One week from today, my parents will appear on the curb outside my Brooklyn apartment. We will load up the artifacts of my adult life and drive back to Portland. My stuff will sit in the garage for a few days while I sort and organize and consider. Several weeks later, it will be back [...]

The right side of the jungle

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:51 am - Older people (my beloved grandmother, for example) are often fond of saying that any day spent on the right side of the grass (that is, over it instead of under it) is a good day. At 27 going on 28, I’m not so conscious of the Fates cutting my thread, but as a middle school [...]

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D is for Discovery

August 4, 2008

Discovering a great website is a small but very real delight. Yesterday, thanks to StumbleUpon, I found a site called POW!, which in turn led me to Liam’s Pictures from Old Books, where I found the wonderful ornamented D that begins this paragraph. The site offers illustrations of all types, including old maps, sample alphabets, technical illustrations ranging from 19th century “marine lighting” to medieval “siege engines.”

We have some old books ourselves, so I’ll make a few scans and send them to Liam. If you’re interested in old books, you might want to do the same.

The POW! site, by the way, contains links to free and cheap stock photos of all kinds. Enjoy.

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3 Responses to “D is for Discovery”

  1. Mike Nichols Says:
    August 4, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks! Very useful sites, especially Liam’s.

  2. Cowtown Pattie Says:
    August 7, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Cool beans, Pete! Thanks for sharing. Gives me scads of ideas…

  3. Liam Quin Says:
    August 8, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Thanks for the review! I’m glad you liked it.

    Please do contact me directly (liam at holoweb dot net) before sending scans! I love to receive them and put them online, but have to make sure they’re scanned well and that the books are out of copyright first.

    Thanks again! Delighted to see the initial capital being used, too :-)

    Liam

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