Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 EH> Mimi Gallandt -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 MG>> Ed Hulett -> Stan Hardegree wrote:
 EH>>> Stan Hardegree -> Ross Sauer wrote:
 SH>>>>>> You've read her book, have you, AR-KAY?

 AS>>>>>> It would just *KILL* you to even say
"oops," wouldn't it?

 SH>>>>> You've read her book, have you, AR-KAY?

 AS>>>>> No. But the Associated Press has. They found tons of absolute
 EH>>> bullshit
 SH>>>> in

 SH>>>> That's what I figured, AR-KAY.  You don't strike me as
someone who
 EH>>> reads a
 SH>>>> lot of books.

 EH>>> He "reads" the books that have pictures.

 MG>> I like where I live, but it would be so nice to have an adult
 MG>> conversation on the events of the day.Even literary subjects only draw
 MG>> blank looks.  :)

 EH> It's a sign of the times. With tabloid style news, instant
 EH> communications (twitter, SMS/MMS etc.) people are not kept abreast of
 EH> current events, and when they are, they seem to get only one side of the
 EH> issue. As for literary subjects, fewer and fewer people have the
 EH> inclination to read a book. They'll watch the movie and if it doesn't
 EH> come out as a movie, it isn't interesting enough for them.

As an example of blank looks; A very young looking older guy here was the
topic of conversation and I asked him if he had a painting in his attic.
Stunned silence.

-- 
L'Chaim,
Mimi

mgallandt670{at}gmail.com

http://www.myspace.com/fcpnmimi

"Arbeit macht frei" is the most villainous lie of all time.

"Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dŒtes mais je me battrai
jusqu'au bout pour que vous puissiez le dire" - Voltaire

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