Inspired by Hackensnipper's posting the literary content of her desk in cubicletown, I jotted down the contents of the bookshelf in my cube: Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, Airport Planning and Management, Highway Engineering, Traffic Signal Operations at Local Intersections, Traffic Signal Operations in Coordinated Systems, Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, SimTraffic Users Guide, Foundations of Electrical Engineering, Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Linear Algebra, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Problems, Great Moments in Architecture, The Big Dig at Night, the Bible... I would add that Great Moments in Architecture by David Macaulay includes the failed idea of installing drop-ceilings in cathedrals, an inverted stone arch in Maine (the Arch of Defeat), and the meetings of the Greater and Lesser Walls in China.
Conclusions? I'm called to wear an engineering hat by day, and my books of theology, novels, music, biography, and all manner of treasured volumes are left at home. 'Tis at times a sad situation. Matters are only made worse by not being able to sing freely at work.
Posted by swanson at oktober 6, 2004 8:44 EM