Monday, January 17, 2011

Dad at the Chalkboard: The Barnes and Noble Peeper or I Am One Nosy S.O.B.

Dad at the Chalkboard: The Barnes and Noble Peeper or I Am One Nosy S.O.B.

The Barnes and Noble Peeper or I Am One Nosy S.O.B.




If you have been to a Borders or a Barnes and Noble lately, you've seen them. They stand in line like regular people. They linger at the shelves, seemingly engrossed in their perusal of the titles. They pace past the couches and amble slowly through the cafe. If you haven't seen them, then surely you have felt them. Their beady little eyes always roving, sliding over your personal topography where they don't belong, leaving a slug's trail of violation in their wake. You can almost feel it when their gaze falls upon you and you can almost see the