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Old 12-30-2008, 12:59 PM
 
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Denver has an unbelievable book store, Tattered Cover. Last time I went there I came out with a whole SHOPPING BAG of books.

Yes, I read them ALL.
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Old 12-30-2008, 01:04 PM
 
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Denver has an unbelievable book store, Tattered Cover. Last time I went there I came out with a whole SHOPPING BAG of books.

Yes, I read them ALL.
That's the way I buy books/get library books, too - in bulk
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Old 12-30-2008, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Minneapolis and Seattle. The bad-weather capitals of America.

Oh, jeez, it's sleeting for the ninth straight day. Good day to curl up with a good book.

(My vote for coolest indie bookstore: "Chinook" in Colorado Springs. I hope it still exists.)
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Old 12-30-2008, 02:02 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Minneapolis and Seattle. The bad-weather capitals of America.

Oh, jeez, it's sleeting for the ninth straight day. Good day to curl up with a good book.

(My vote for coolest indie bookstore: "Chinook" in Colorado Springs. I hope it still exists.)
I guess Seattle's averages about 5 degrees cooler than Portland. We had the worst snowstorm since 1968 last week - a whopping 15 inches and the city was shut down. I never thought I'd be happy to see the rain again. lol
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Old 12-30-2008, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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I guess Seattle's averages about 5 degrees cooler than Portland. We had the worst snowstorm since 1968 last week - a whopping 15 inches and the city was shut down. I never thought I'd be happy to see the rain again. lol
Hope it's over. My sons are headed over Snoqualmie toward the Emerald City as we speak.
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Old 12-30-2008, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Houston Texas
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Interesting, and hardly surprising, that only one city in the top ten is located in the south.

Notice as well, that progressive cities such as SF, Seattle, and Portland all rated high.
Interesting that no place from Lewis County Washington is on there either
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Old 12-30-2008, 05:50 PM
 
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Philly was 28th. No wonder the mayor wants to shut down the libraries.
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Old 12-30-2008, 05:58 PM
 
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Minneapolis and Seattle. The bad-weather capitals of America.

Oh, jeez, it's sleeting for the ninth straight day. Good day to curl up with a good book.

(My vote for coolest indie bookstore: "Chinook" in Colorado Springs. I hope it still exists.)
The Chinook shut down in 2004 or 05 -- when I was living in Colorado Springs. Sad but true. As far as Atlanta being in the top ten, huh? I live in the Atlanta burbs right now, and I'm shocked by its inclusion on this list. More literate than Boston?? Hmmm.... I smell a fix.
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Old 12-30-2008, 06:00 PM
 
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A few more thoughts -- I was in midtown Atlanta today, where many of the cities cultural attractions are located -- and I passed the public library. Pathetic. I've seen better libraries in cities of less than 150,000. Really? Atlanta?
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Old 12-30-2008, 06:27 PM
 
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It is surpirsing in that you can go to any of those sities and find peopoe that can use the internet but can't make change at work.
You misspelled "cities, surprising, and people". Good ole Texas education.
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