If you could only posses five books and ten photographs,

[Ptah]

what would they be?

[Redstone]

1. I'm sorry, I can't even begin to be able to narrow it down like that, but I can tell

you that "Okla Hannali" By R.A. Lafferty would be one of the books.

Redstone

[Ptah]

3. I'll put that in my amazon shopping basket to

send to my son.

Thanks, bro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfoot_mythology

"The sun is sometimes personified by the part human Napi, or Old Man."

Napi also gave the Blackfoot visions, and by implication Blackfoot music:
"Now, if you are overcome, you may go and sleep, and get power. Something
will come to you in your dream, that will help you. Whatever these animals
tell you to do, you must obey them....Whatever animal answers your prayer,
you must listen to him."

Ptah

[Redstone]

9. It's the best book about Indians I've ever read. And it was written by a white guy, and

furthermore a guy who generally wrote science fiction.

I knew him. He was a helluva guy.

Redstone

[reyd reid reed]

2. I'd have to kill myself.

Five books?

No way.

Ten photographs? I've got five kids...that would only be two a piece.

Yup...I'd have to kill myself. Death by paper cut...

[Ptah]

5. Furthur imagine there are forces that will prevent your suicide.

You actually have to choose.

Five books.

Ten photos.

[crim son]

15. One of my photographs is of my entire extended family!

You could do that.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. How do you posse a book or a photograph?

I posse; we posse; they posse; he, she, it posses...

:P :hi:

[Ptah]

6. Silly me. I mispelled possess.

No reach around for you tonight.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Oh, boo.

x(

[Ptah]

8. So, now that it has been cleared up,

What five books would you choose?

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Hmmm....

I think I would be tempted to go with the following:

My Oxford Annotated Study Bible - NRSV
Dune
Cryptonomicon
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Dante's Divine Comedy

[Ptah]

10. I hear the train a comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend,

And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on.
But that train keeps rollin' on down to San Antone.

When I was just a baby, my mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns."
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry.

I bet there's rich folk eatin' in a fancy dining car.
They're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars,
But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free,
But those people keep a movin', and that's what tortures me.

Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move on over a little farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay,
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

[Democrats_win]

12. Pic of constitution before it disappears. Also, friends, family & home.

[Ptah]

13. Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Democrats_win.

:hi:

[crim son]

14. Photographs: one of my entire extended family.

One of my three children. One of a field of flowers, one of the jungle. One picture, very clear, of a complete stranger. Books... hmmm. The complete works of Shakespeare for sure. Vanity Fair. Complete Works of Tolstoy. The Bible. The last book I have to think about.

[Ptah]

16. kinda like this?

[crim son]

17. Yes! Just like that.

If I had to grab one right now, the closes thing I'd have would be a picture of one of my sisters' wedding.

That's a great picture. Who are all those beautiful people, Ptah?

[Ptah]

18. Those are my son's mother, aunt and siblings.

I'm the photographer.

:hi:

[crim son]

20. That is a very attractive family. Lucky man!

Here is the wedding photo. If it were taken today, there would be a couple more BILs and many children in the photo too. :)

[Ptah]

23. Lucky? I've been divorced from his mother for nearly twenty years.

My son is fortunate to have those siblings and aunt.

[crim son]

26. OOOH, sorry.

Lucky was the wrong word. :hug:

[cwydro]

19. Family pics. close friends

Books are more difficult. To Kill A Mockingbird would be one. Maybe a book by Rumer Godden. Have to think about the others. Hard to narrow down books.

[Ptah]

22. I'm adding To Kill A Mockingbird to the list.

Thank you, cwydro.

Ptah

[RetroLounge]

27. To Kill A Mockingbird

I've never read it. I bought a copy this week and I'm looking forward to it...

RL

[shugah]

21. photos easy

2 from when my closest family were gathered, the other 8 would be of my kids.

books, not so easy ... when you say possess, do you mean i can still borrow books from the library and other sources?

if i had only 5 books to read... y'know, you didn't actually specify a time frame either...

assuming you mean that there are only 5 books i can possess and read for all time, i would choose:

the complete works of mark twain
the complete works of shakespeare
the complete works of edgar allen poe

(i've read much by these authors, but not all. i do know, however, that i enjoy their writing enough to re-read much they've written and would most likely enjoy the rest)

and the other 2 would be:

the complete works of charles dickens (because i think i've read it all, but damn! it's good, and i've rarely enjoyed reading more)

and...

the vampire lestat.

shhesh! that was difficult! ;-)

[Ptah]

24. I was stumped until your post.

I was trying to think af one book that had many stories.

I'll find a collection of Mark Twain.

Thank you, shugah

[cwydro]

25. Mark Twain!

Oh yes! And perhaps a collection of Dorothy Parker quotes.