tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984932.post114229768959044877..comments2023-11-25T22:15:09.350-07:00Comments on Just Ask Christopher: Hats Off to You, Mr. CarnegieChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154160526680101506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984932.post-1142397786480860182006-03-14T21:43:00.000-07:002006-03-14T21:43:00.000-07:00The card catalogs! That smooooth blonde wood and s...The card catalogs! That smooooth blonde wood and shiny nickel hardware! <BR/>The oversize clubchairs, in red leather!<BR/>My Very Own library card, in sturdy cardstock the color of butter, with My Name on it. Mine!<BR/>The almondy smell of untouched women and rhuemy old men when it rained on Saturday mornings and my folks would drop me off in the Dramatic Arts section while they had lunch at WagonWheel Cafe next door.<BR/>I was nine and ate through every play they had, starving but never sated...<BR/>(My own card catalog, club chair and ancient paper library card are now just 3 feet away as I write this.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com