Summer Cleaning

It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for the longest time – get rid of old books in our library.  Today, I went through two bookshelves and got rid of a ton of books.  I looked through every book and asked myself, “Will I ever really need this in the future?”  Books on corporate finance, strategic planning, portfolio management, wireless communications, smart cards, C++ programming, accounting, marketing - all the stuff from previous careers over the last 25 years.  I got rid of 95% of them.  I realized that I would probably not go back to my old careers ever again, and most of the information can be found on the Internet anyway

Guess what I kept?  Books on food, wine, travel, massage, aromatherapy and other non-business stuff.  I’ve got a lot more space in my bookshelves now.  I wonder what kinds of books will be on my bookshelves  in another 25 years?