Ecclesiastes 12:11-12

"The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body."

This week, I have been unpacking some books that I had stored away since May of 2003. My shelves in my study were already full, so I had to build a contraption to store them all. I call it a "contraption" because to call it a shelf is to sell it short. It is five sheets of 4' x 8' MDF stacked with cinderblocks. Books will line the outside of each board, and be stacked up in the center part of the boards. Meanwhile, it is utter chaos in my study. Below is a picture of the madness as I sort through, shelve, and reshelve nearly 6,000 volumes. Maddenning as it is, it is wonderful to have them out of storage and available for use again. I will try to post a "finished" version of the picture when I get done. It could be a while.