Sigh… I wish I knew. My reckless cousin the Magic 8 Ball can answer questions like that, but the answers are a little, uh, random.

I’m a Wall, not a magician… but best of luck! I can score you admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum tho bit.ly/BCGardnerTix- almost as good? LMK ?

I’m going to say “a lot” because even doing a ballpark estimate would require some information I don’t have, like how many reams of paper are lying around to feed the printers. You would also have to come up with an average page count that covers encyclopedias, children’s picture books, scholarly journal issues, maps, board game instructions, newspapers, event flyers, Post-Its, etc etc. Oh, and a meaningful average of the amount of paper in my paperphobic and paperphilic helpers’ desks. According to my friend the BC Fact Book, the BC Libraries own 3.3 million print books, have 3,170 print journal subscriptions, and just under 500,000 government documents.

YES!*

*As long as we understand that we call all goats “the goat” because they are each uniquely the greatest of all time.

Where would we be without worms? bit.ly/WormFrens Thanks for the worm appreciation.

I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do. Life’s been good to me so far.

U-R-A-Q-T !

Thank you for the drawing!

It explains the equilibrium between supply and demand when there is excess demand. See Oxford Dictionary of Economics: bit.ly/IAmTheWalras

Number of combinations of 4 numbers from a set of 9 numbers, without repetition? Or possibly the location of the lost treasure on some coordinate system?

I’m a wall, not a doctor. I advise seeking medical advice on this one, and hope it goes well for you!

How about three!?! Here you go: 1) The Dutch House, Ann Patchett, 2) Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond, 3) The Crossover, Kwame Alexander.

So excited! 1989 is an album that will truly never go out of style and getting to hear Taylor’s Version has been one of my wildest dreams!

Thanks for asking! We are very happy, and the summertime, when O’Neill isn’t open 24/5 and so busy, gives us a chance to have some quiet time together.

You are unique and cannot be replaced. He may have moved on and found someone new, but you will be ok in the end. Hugs to you.

There are many many options to get started on learning about philosophy. You can check out some key texts and how to read them with Reading Philosophy by Guttenplan, Hornsby, Janaway, and Schwenkler. You can also find online Oxford’s Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction at https://bit.ly/philosophy-veryshortintro.

I reckon the same way you get to Carnegie Hall. Practice, practice, practice! Here’s an online version of GRE for Dummies: bit.ly/bcl-GRE-prep (only available with BC sign-in)

China: A New History, by Fairbank & Goldman (editions 1992, 1998, 2006) is a classic and one of the few that attempts to cover China’s entire history. Here’s a direct link to our most recent edition (1998): bit.ly/bcl-china-history

It is certainly possible; “brother’s best friend” is a well-used cultural trope (as is the related “my sister is off limits” trope.)

If they’re real, is it possible they spell their name differently?