What is the angle of repose of a pile of books, mostly paperback? About ten degrees if they are in a random heap, much more if the heap has several stacks at its base.
How high can you stack mass market paperbacks, which have been read, before they tumble over with or without feline assistance? About ten books high.
How many paper grocery bags did I fill with books from the piles on the floor? Eight.
How many of those am I planning to get rid of? Two.
Another two are full of Oz's books. The other four are books I'd like to keep.
How much free space do I have on my bookshelves? None, unless you count the spots where the books aren't double deep.
How many Terry Pratchett books do we have? Not quite all of them. Yet.
Oz was resistant to Pratchett at first, but after the initial seduction by the Wee Free Men and immediate exposure to Guards! Guards! and Thief of Time, he realized that resistance was futile more or less. He's thanking me for this now. I think.
Do I still have a stack of books on the floor? Yes.
197 words | June 9, 2007 11:50 PM | Real true story