Reason 137

Cheap books. Twice a year the Friends of the Seattle Public Library holds a massive used book sale in an old airplane hangar. Books run a buck and Sunday is half-price day, which is pretty much every supply-deprived teacher's wet dream. Today I joined thousands of other bibliophiles, sturdy reusable bags in hand (some people bring luggage!), to sift through a veritable treasure trove of the written word. I ended up buying 60 books and some movies, all for $32. Not too shabby, says I. Jason, I have no idea if you are a voracious reader, but if you salivate when you smell freshly-printed tomes and have three or four paperbacks on your nightstand like me, go ahead and pencil in the next sale, which happens the last weekend in September, on your packed social calendar. After years of attending this magical event I am intimately familiar with the layout and would be happy to direct you to the cookbooks, crime thrillers, bodice-ripping romances, or whatever genre tickles your fancy. I'm even willing to throw a few 'bows to keep the ruthless bargain hunters from snatching up a book you have your eye on. Afterall, what's a little assault charge when it comes to helping out a friend?