Street fund
In 2012 I found 106 pennies, 49 nickels, 47 dimes, 22 quarters, 3 dollar bills, and 1 20-dollar bill for a grand total of $36.71. I also found a Canadian loonie, which I will give to my friend Marion the next time I see her. Since 1996, the year I began the street fund, I have found $336.47.
Books
I read 104 books in 2012. Many of those were "production reading" associated with the store: I'd read the new and noteworthy titles so that I could give our customers informed recommendations, or read kids' books to the little folks during story time. I read only two novels in translation (Spanish) and one biography, so I'd like to read more biography and more literature in translation in 2013. When we went to Las Vegas and Wagon Mound on Saturday, I got Marmee and Louisa: the Untold History of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother at Tome on the Range, so that will be my first book to read this year.
Here are my faves for 2012.
- Pogo: Into the Wild Blue Wonder, Walt Kelley
- The Handmaid's Tale (aka The tea party's America), Margaret Atwood
- State of Wonder, Ann Patchett
- Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
- We Learn Nothing, Tim Kreider
- In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick
1 comment:
Wow! The street is a great source of tax-free income.
You should come up east and visit the Alcott House in Concord after you read that book.
My neighbor just retired. She says it's the best job she ever had!
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