tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post1132851489584166502..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: On Earth and SkyBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-52581822164976415342013-01-24T16:35:07.430-05:002013-01-24T16:35:07.430-05:00Alas, the bookstore is no more. It was bought by B...Alas, the bookstore is no more. It was bought by Borders which sealed its fate. <br /><br />I loved those sections. I also stocked Antiques and Collectibles. I was a busy book shelver. And my feet hurt all the time. Sometimes I just wanted to get home and soak them in ice cream!<br /><br />I know you have written about Cather and Aldrich. I thought maybe you would be familiar with Mr. Eiseley. Now we can all see what we think of him and his Universe.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-67732568215372269022013-01-24T14:00:26.755-05:002013-01-24T14:00:26.755-05:00Belle, how great that you used to work in an indep...Belle, how great that you used to work in an independent bookstore! That would be my dream, I think, if I could find one. Not here, alas.<br /><br />I'm sure you learned a lot by stocking those four sections.<br /><br />The name Eiseley is vaguely familiar, but I've never read him. I do like Nebraska writers, though, so I'll have to look him up. Many of my favorites, Willa Cather, Bess Streeter Aldrich, were Nebraskans!Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-58747107778315665112013-01-24T11:21:35.060-05:002013-01-24T11:21:35.060-05:00Upon further investigation, Penny, I discovered th...Upon further investigation, Penny, I discovered that Mr. Eiseley wrote the story about the man on the beach throwing stranded starfish back into the ocean. It ends: <br /><br />"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.<br /><br />To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."<br /><br />Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!<br /><br />"At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, <br />"It made a difference for that one.” Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-77946931175506567402013-01-23T22:14:32.887-05:002013-01-23T22:14:32.887-05:00I am not familiar with Mr. Eiseley, Belle. It soun...I am not familiar with Mr. Eiseley, Belle. It sounds like he is a writer I might enjoy, so, he is now on my TBR list. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-84101625599304315162013-01-23T19:28:07.267-05:002013-01-23T19:28:07.267-05:00Well, Joyce, we will have to discover Mr. Eiseley ...Well, Joyce, we will have to discover Mr. Eiseley together.<br /><br />I am not sure retirement solves the 'so many books' dilemma. Then it becomes 'so many places to see, so many interests to explore.'<br />Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-50856320397732788762013-01-23T19:16:07.509-05:002013-01-23T19:16:07.509-05:00No, I am not familiar with books by Loren Eiseley ...No, I am not familiar with books by Loren Eiseley but he went on my TBR list as have others you've mentioned on your blog. As always, so many books, so little time. Maybe when I retire, though I've heard tell it doesn't work out that way. Late nights reading turn to snoozing after a couple pages...<br /><br />Joyce in KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com