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Computers, music, books, cats (& other people's dogs, for now), and writing - will travel again one day, but enjoying being an introverted hermit for now. And knit and crochet when not too achy. - Erica T.

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I sometimes thought my father thought he could't die while he still had books on his pending pile (a stab at immortality I seem to be replicating)... so, it was strangely touching to see Tom Gauld has had similar thoughts.

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Cartoon: man talking to ghost - frame one: Man, 'I thought you'd died' Ghost (reading a book), 'My life has ended but I cannot pass over to the spirit realm when so much remains undone' frame two: Man, 'you mean all these books you bought and never got round to reading?' Ghost (floating next to a full/overflowing bookshelf), 'It won't take long, there are fewer distractions when you're dead'. frame three, A few months later: Man, 'Is it me or are these piles getting bigger?' Ghost (now surrounded by books), 'My library card still works, but once I I've read these I'll start on the ones in the attic'.
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    • ericatty ,
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    @davidpnice @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon When I was a kid, my grandma described heaven as pearly gates and streets of gold as if that would awesome. That didn't interest me, I hoped I'd have access to every book written and all the new ones moving forward. I was maybe 9 or 10.

    ericatty ,
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    @ChrisMayLA6 @davidpnice @bookstodon well, grandma did say it would be an eternity. :)
    I figured the biggest problem would be dodging pesky relatives that grandma assured me would all be in heaven waiting.

    ericatty ,
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    @davidpnice @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon The pesky ones were the ones most convinced they were headed up.

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