I have been buried - figuratively and almost literally - in managing the indexing of books and magazines along with my regular duties. I am loving the new work. I tell you this to explain a little about why things got so bad. Read on.

For this roundup, instead of some well-thought-out words on a particular recipe or cuisine - I am going to share a funny/not-so-funny story.

The last few years I have been having some health issues - nothing life threatening - but these issues, which we are on the way to resolving, prevent me from lifting. Physical chores are spread out to avoid further aggravating my issues. So when books come in for review or James Beard related work, I have been just stacking these books up in a dangerous "book Jenga" way in my office and even outside my office.

This Sunday I got ready to get to work and went to open my office door. It would not budge. For one second, I thought humidity may be the culprit causing the door to stick. Then realization hit me like a ton of books, my piles by the door had fallen over sometime in the night.

Securing a broom I tried to poke inside the inch or two of space that I was able to leverage, but after fifteen minutes of this activity, I managed to move one book. Next, I decided to grab a spatula from the kitchen and try to poke under the door in an effort to loosen up the congestion of books and perhaps get some movement. No luck.

I called Jane to laugh and cry about the situation and told her that my husband was going to be less than amused. Yes, he was not happy but he did get out his saw and made me a "Dutch door" to get into my office. I joke that I always wanted a "Chandler door". Needless to say, I have purged a hundred or more books and plan on continuing but doing a little bit at a time.

Let me warn you - do not pile up your books or you too could be the victim of a booknado/book avalanche and that just isn't fun for anyone. I tell people I'm buried in my work and well....that could very well happen.

Be safe, friends.

The last week on Eat Your Books

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