For those who don’t have the nerd gene, kryptonite is that element that is fatal to Superman in the DC Comics. It’s the only thing that can actually kill him. He’s impervious to bullets and anything else, but mix a little kryptonite in his protein shake, and he’s a goner.

I like to think that my kryptonite is a good book sale. Specifically, the Friends of the Library sale at the Brentwood Library that happens roughly every three months. That will get me to buy stuff I don’t need quicker than anything else.

Today, I came home with a couple of CDs and a few books, including a small NIV (even though I already have an unhealthy amount of Bibles in my collection). I mean who out there is still rocking out to CDs anymore? My Jeep doesn’t even have a CD player. But they were super cheap.

So what I want for Christmas this year is willpower. The ability to walk into a book sale and not buy anything. And possibly an extra bookcase or two. Possibly.