-=> Quoting Fred Runk to Dorothy Reynolds <=-
 -=> While in the White Hart, Dorothy Reynolds insisted to Fred Runk that
 FR> <=-
 
 DR> mysteries written by Kevin Robinson who used to participate in
 DR> Titles: Split Seconds (which I haven't been able to find to buy,
 DR> Mall Rats
 DR> A Matter of Perspective.
 FR> SPLIT SECONDS?  Name is familiar.  I think I saw a movie by that name
 FR> or something similar.  Could that have been him?
 
     I don't think so. There was also a movie advertised on TV some time
     back titled Mall Rat but definitely not Kevin's book. I'm sure had
     his books been adapted for a movie, we'd have known about it here.
 
 
 DR> newspaper column (which Kevin actually does). He's wheel chair
 DR> bound. (And Kevin is too). I think he's based his character on
 DR> himself. :}.
DR> The protaganist hangs out in the malls to gather material for
 DR> involved in a mystery and of course, with the aid of his
 DR> friends, solves it. I particularly enjoyed the books for having
 FR> I guess malls are taking over from town square, the corner pub, and
 FR> the general store as places to get into trouble, or at least hear about
 FR> it. 
 
     So I've heard. Whatever happened to the days when people hung out
     around the cracker barrel and swapped tall tales? Wonder if that
     still happens in the small towns? When I was a kid living in Long
     Beach, Ca. the old fellows used to sit on the bench in the park
     and exchange dialogue. My grandfather called it the "Spit and
     Argue Club." 
     Nowadays, the young fellows (and girls) hang out in the malls and
     street corners exchanging gunfire. Sad commentary.
 
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 DR> Well, I guess teaching is a different ball of wax than training
 DR> new employees, but in a way it's similar. The bottom line is 
 DR> willing to learn. 
 FR> Yep, agreed.  I think the difference is, to repeat myself, many of
 FR> yours were there involuntarily while many or most of mine were
 FR> voluntary. 
 
     That does seem to make a difference. We work because we're forced
     to, but as adults we go to school by choice. Therefore, we have 
     a more open mind. 
 
     
 DR> The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for 
 DR> curiosity.
     This really says it all doesn't it?
 
 
FR> Nice, very nice.  Going to work on that one too.
     Can't wait to see what you come up with this time.
     Here's another one for you to work on. See what you can do with it.
     DR
     
 ... We have quit learning if we don't feel a little more ignorant
     every day.
 
 
 FR> ... New clothes and old friends are best.  Old Chinese Proverb
          And I have both, which makes me rich. (g).
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