tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post2948945233142343442..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: The rules for readingKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-46277512775766984502013-07-30T01:13:46.262-04:002013-07-30T01:13:46.262-04:00I smiled at the rules about how one physically tre...I smiled at the rules about how one physically treats a book. One night I made hot chocolate for the wife, and took it to her as she was reading in bed. There was no coaster on the night table, so I did not want to put down the mug of hot chocolate. "Just put it on that book," she said. I couldn't do it. I could not bring myself to place a beverage upon a book. She had to take it out of my hand and put it down herself. I turned away. I couldn't watch. I immediately went and found a coaster and brought it back to her. My wife found this all very amusing.Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.com