with apologies to Ogden Nash...
http://lileks.com/#matchLileks is likely the [cultural/historical/???] equivalent to our esteemed Mr. G. Always worth a read.rdguy
That brings back memories of my childhood. I kept several 3 pound coffee cans filled with matchbooks. I don't recall what happened to them.
lileks.com... Oh, there's a timesuck. Thanks! Quite an amazing collection of daily ordinariness from other eras. I too collected a few matchbooks, also long gone. though I have an unused Chrysler K-car cover here somewhere... It will be available some day.
http://lileks.com/#match
ReplyDeleteLileks is likely the [cultural/historical/???] equivalent to our esteemed Mr. G. Always worth a read.
rdguy
That brings back memories of my childhood. I kept several 3 pound coffee cans filled with matchbooks. I don't recall what happened to them.
ReplyDeletelileks.com... Oh, there's a timesuck. Thanks! Quite an amazing collection of daily ordinariness from other eras.
ReplyDeleteI too collected a few matchbooks, also long gone. though I have an unused Chrysler K-car cover here somewhere... It will be available some day.