-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Jim Casto <=-
 SB> Not yet.  I was on the internet again Sunday (while Mario did some
 SB> things on *his* computer at his workplace), but I had to use it for
 SB> some business related research.  I will get around to it, however.
 
 That's a "round tuit". Circular, disk-like object. 
 My last Internet excursion was tracking down "bookstores" for people that
 live in "bookstore-challenged" neighborhoods. (Relates to the discussion
 on another net re: "Indian Killer".) There are three _awesome_ bookstores
 on the net. My fave, of course, is Powell's right here in Portland, OR. 
 Speaking of Powell's... I saw on their website that "IK" was available in
 an audio version. I raced up to the store and purchased a copy of Alexie
 reading his own book!!! I see on the box that the tape also contains a
 special 30-minute interview with Alexie about this book.
 Oh, if it's NA books I am after, my favorite site is "Native Authors",
 of course. 
 SB> I think that's true.  I am a co-host on RIME's poetry conference; and
 SB> I'm expected to know all sorts of things there.
 Having been an assistant sysop is another lifetime, I know the feeling. I
 guess I never felt like I was supposed to "know", I was just supposed to
 know "where" to find the answer or to hunt down the "where" and stick it in
 a memory bank somewhere. 
 SB> The regular host of
 SB> that conference has giving up offering critiques on anyone's poetry
 SB> because reactions are so intense.
 Critics have to wear asbestos clothing. 
 SB> I still critique, however.  People
 SB> seem to accept it better from me than from her.
 
 Ever compare critiques to figure out why?
 Jim
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