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Go Green

March 29th, 2009 at 10:05am me

This is not just a plug for the Michigan State Spartans in March Madness. This is a plug for spring cleaning and saving a few trees. And a few books.

I’ve been going through my closets, shelves, and drawers, organizing things and getting rid of stuff I no longer wear, read, or use. (I must say, I really impressed myself with what I’ve done with my bedroom closet.) Then this article caught my eye: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7130147&page=1 The headline is: Learning to ‘Green’ Your Books; Forget the Trash, Give Your Old Books a Second Chance. I did a double-take. Did this writer just suggest some people throw away books?!

If you remember my very first post here last year, I had trouble parting with a favorite book that lost a few pages. Even though I bought a new copy, I still have the original book, still unable to relegate it to garbage.

I can’t believe anyone would toss a book. Especially at these prices. I have never thrown out a book. I’ve given them to friends, sold them at garage sales, donated them to library used book sales and the Salvation Army, and even left one in the Dayton hotel’s guest library. But throw them in the trash?

Are they nuts? Or maybe it’s me.

How’s your spring cleaning coming along?

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