Betty- please share the bilingual whiny terms with me at least, I'd like to use them! That way people (some) won't have any idea what I am talkin bout!!!! Not that some don't know already! LOL Paige On Tue, 03 Ap ril 2001, Betty B wrote: > > Okay Joy. I went to Barnes and Noble tonight and bought "The Poisonwood > Bible." I don't know squat about it, but you recommended it and that's good > enough for me. I'll start reading tonight. > > I also bought "Uppity Women in Ancient Times." I figured that even if the > book was a bomb, the cover would be a visual bonus on the coffee table. Then > came "Spanish for Dummies," and "Pronounce it Perfectly in Spanish." I > figured the best way to get out of my slump is to do something proactive, so > I'm going to learn Spanish. I want to whine and bellyache bilingually. > > Betty > http://expage.com/planetbetty (could somebody sign the guestbook on my > website? My aunt and uncle are the only people who have signed and their > names are lonely). > Last movie seen: "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" -- 11 out of 5, I mean 3, > stars. > Current Book(s): "Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong" > James W. Loewen; and now also "The Poisonwood Bible," thanks to Joy. > > In a message dated 04/02/2001 4:15:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > Has anyone read "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver? It's an > > amazing book. I had jotted down a quote from it (months ago!) to add to my > > web site, and as I was finally updating the site I thought I'd share: "The > > arrogance of the able-bodied is staggering. Yes, maybe we’d like to be able > > to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we > > have to keep up with the rest of you. We would rather be just like us, and > > have that be all right." That really strikes a chord with me every time I > > read it... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ~Joy~ > > http://www.geocities.com/joy0823 > > Last Movie Seen: "The Mexican" - 4 out of 5 stars > > Current Book: "From the Corner of his Eye" by Dean Koontz > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html