Another day, another thrift store visit. Tim and I have developed an unspoken system when we go into these types of stores. He heads for the books, I head for the housewares. He waits there patiently, scanning the shelves and flipping pages until I tell him I’m ready to go. Today’s find comes from Capital Treasures in Leesburg, Virginia — a shop run by Capital Caring, a local hospice organization. I didn’t see much I was interested in, but Tim found a 1960s economics textbook — that’s vintage, right? I decided this was a good $1 purchase for a few reasons. First of all, the topic of the book is what Tim studies all day, every day. Second, the book’s title has the word “econometrics” in it, and for a long time I was pretty sure that was a made-up word Tim used to try to sound smart. Also, the book gives instructions for using punch cards (instead of computer programs) and that is just so funny to think about.
Tagged: Capital Treasures, economics, Leesburg, thrift store
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