Comments on: My Place in this World http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/ An Evangelical Pilgrimage Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:58:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: lizz http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-128 lizz Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:07:42 +0000 http://onthenarrowroad.com/?p=569#comment-128 A little idea on starting up, go to estate sales. I remember when my grandmother died we had a couple of local used bookstores come by and they were in heaven! Could be a cheap way to get your stock. A little idea on starting up, go to estate sales. I remember when my grandmother died we had a couple of local used bookstores come by and they were in heaven! Could be a cheap way to get your stock.

]]> By: Gbea http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Gbea Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:29:53 +0000 http://onthenarrowroad.com/?p=569#comment-121 I also came across your blog via Burnside Writers - hope you don't mind a bunch of strangers visiting. The reason for my comment: I get this daily email/newsletter about the bookstore business and this was in today's - a good possibility?: "Is that an indie bookstore opportunity knocking? When the B. Dalton bookstore in Laredo, Tex., closes next month, this city with a population of nearly a quarter-million people will be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller. The closest bookstore is in San Antonio, 150 miles away. The Associated Press reported that Barnes & Noble "believes a bookstore is viable in Laredo and has identified a location for a large-format Barnes & Noble, but the space will not be available for at least 18 months." "It's not reflective of the city that they're closing," said Maria Soliz, Laredo Public Library director. "I know this city can support a bookstore." http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ Good luck! I also came across your blog via Burnside Writers – hope you don’t mind a bunch of strangers visiting. The reason for my comment: I get this daily email/newsletter about the bookstore business and this was in today’s – a good possibility?:
“Is that an indie bookstore opportunity knocking? When the B. Dalton bookstore in Laredo, Tex., closes next month, this city with a population of nearly a quarter-million people will be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller. The closest bookstore is in San Antonio, 150 miles away.
The Associated Press reported that Barnes & Noble “believes a bookstore is viable in Laredo and has identified a location for a large-format Barnes & Noble, but the space will not be available for at least 18 months.”
“It’s not reflective of the city that they’re closing,” said Maria Soliz, Laredo Public Library director. “I know this city can support a bookstore.”
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/
Good luck!

]]> By: Jason http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Jason Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:39:20 +0000 http://onthenarrowroad.com/?p=569#comment-119 I like the idea of combining the cafe, the bookstore and the barber shop into a smorgasbord of goodness. What small town couldn't benefit from such an establishment? Now, the hair and the food might be tough for some to swallow at first but eventually..... At least you're only 32, I'm 36 and haven't figured out "my place in this world". Unlike you I have no talent or a dream which makes it even worse. I should have stuck with that racecar driver dream that I had when I was six. Back then nobody could drive those electric, 5 mph go-karts like I could! I like the idea of combining the cafe, the bookstore and the barber shop into a smorgasbord of goodness. What small town couldn’t benefit from such an establishment? Now, the hair and the food might be tough for some to swallow at first but eventually…..

At least you’re only 32, I’m 36 and haven’t figured out “my place in this world”. Unlike you I have no talent or a dream which makes it even worse. I should have stuck with that racecar driver dream that I had when I was six. Back then nobody could drive those electric, 5 mph go-karts like I could!

]]> By: sara http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-118 sara Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:26:00 +0000 http://onthenarrowroad.com/?p=569#comment-118 My husband and I have a similar dream...except that, in our little bookstore, I would take care of the books, he would take care of the music, and we'd sell good tea and wine from small vineyards in our little cafe where we would host local artists of all sorts. If you find a spot, can you let us know? :) On a side note, think of how free you are to make these dreams happen (I'm thinking specifically of your lack of a mortgage)...makes me envious! My husband and I have a similar dream…except that, in our little bookstore, I would take care of the books, he would take care of the music, and we’d sell good tea and wine from small vineyards in our little cafe where we would host local artists of all sorts. If you find a spot, can you let us know? :)

On a side note, think of how free you are to make these dreams happen (I’m thinking specifically of your lack of a mortgage)…makes me envious!

]]> By: kate http://onthenarrowroad.com/2009/11/27/my-place-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-116 kate Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:27:57 +0000 http://onthenarrowroad.com/?p=569#comment-116 Oh baby, let's do it! Maybe outside of Paris and live on a farm in the country. Oh baby, let’s do it! Maybe outside of Paris and live on a farm in the country.

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