Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 9/30

There is more campus comedy to report. In an editorial in today's New York Post, Heather MacDonald writes of a recent incident at the University of California Berkeley. A group of Republicans students lampooned Affirmative Action by hosting a Bake Sale wherein whites were charged two dollars, Latinos a buck and blacks seventy-five cents. Women received a twenty-five cent discount. Of course, this aroused howls from the "oppressed" of that sprawling campus of the privileged. Nearby, a Gender and Women's Studies major held a sign protesting the exclusion of gays from the discount structure. Love it! Kudos to the group and to Ms. MacDonald. Thanks for brightening my day.
Speaking of diversity, for the first time in a year or so I set up shop in Park Slope, one of the country's most diverse areas, many of its residents of the hipster variety. I'm glad to say it upheld its reputation as one of the most literate as well. I knew it would be a good day immediately when a young woman bought two books on the philosophy of Aristotle. Smiling, she showed me a print-out on Plato she was carrying in her purse. A young man later purchased The Dialogues of Plato. How refreshing that some young people are still reading serious work on their own time. I'm able to sell  a number of classics because of the donation two years ago of a hardcover set of them by Tereza, a Russian woman. I only recently considered offering the duplicates on the street. Today I also sold The Useful Pig, a cookbook, the last two books on knitting, a hardcover fantasy trilogy, a book on finance and several mysteries. Thanks, folks. Alas, no one was interested in any of my own books. Maybe tomorrow, although the forecast is again iffy. I guess one beautiful day a week is all that can expected right now. I plan on returning to Park Slope once a week as long as the results make the hassle worth it. There is no quick way to get there, and parking is a nightmare. Coney Island Avenue was clear today because the many Jewish-owned businesses along it were closed for the holiday.
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