Treasure from trash redux

2007-08-18T20:25:49Z

I finally finished "decorating" my office with an item I salvaged from the the Brain Tumor Hall moving extravaganza.

The English Department decided to part with this gem:

It's one of those serious wall maps that rolls up inside a steel tube that's a good three feet long. I think it adds a certain something to my office.

literary_yeem

I love all the various cat/mirror/light interplay going on in this pic. (Here's my question--they invented anti-red-eye technology for cameras, but when will they invent anti-yeem technology? After all, at least 35% of all photos taken in America are of peoples' cats. Right?)

If you're wondering what sorts of things are on a Literary Map of New England, let me offer you a sample:

"witchcraft"

There you have it: Salem, MA, birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter. Oh, and home of "Witchcraft." Odd.

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