[bksvol-discuss] Re: New books and dinnertime conversation.
- From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:04 -0500
Hi Denise!
Yes, I can remember listening to books for undergrad on a Sony reel-to-reel.
In those days, I watched The Young and the Restless with absolute reverence.
I used to use that Sony to record it and a couple of other Soaps. Now about
all I watch is the news. I guess times do change. *smile*
Blessings.
Lynnsky and Liberty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denise Thompson" <deniset@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:50 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New books and dinnertime conversation.
I can go you one better. When I did my under-grad work at Michigan
State, I used a real-to-real to listen to books. Practically cave man
days. (smile)
Denise
At 03:42 PM 9/17/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Ann!
>
>What you said brings back so many memories for me. I can remember my school
>friends ordering books from Scholastic and other book vendors--they'd be so
>excited. My choices usually were either ask my mom to read the book to me,
>or try to convince one of my teachers to read it during "read out loud"
>time" which would upset my classmates because they'd already read the book.
>
>You're correct about young people having it easier when it comes to
>accessibility. When I was in undergrad and law school, I had a tape
>recorder
>and a Braille writer ... that's it. Oh what I would have given for a laptop
>or Braille Note. *smile*
>
>Blessings.
>
>Lynn I and Liberty (my eight-week-old kitten)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:20 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Lost Symbol is in!
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>Roger, your problem is that you've never been in the position of
>sitting with a group of people at a dinner table or in a living room
>and having everyone all excited about a given book. They talk about it
>and why they liked it or didn't. Being able to enter the conversation
>and talk intelligently is a definite plus. Way, way, way, too often
>I've been in the position of having to say, "Um, well, no, I haven't
>read the book. It's not in an accessible format and I probably won't
>get it for a couple of years."
>
>People look at you with pity. They say how awful it is and how badly
>they feel that I'm blind and yada, yada, yada! Huh, them's
>advanticiously blind or who are younger than twenty, don't know the
>half of it, not the half of it. You have it so easy now, guys, you
>really do! You just have no idea, none!
>
>If you've got Bookshare, you can go and download it right now, this
>minute, and have it on your stream in less than five minutes! That is
>so incredible! People talk about Best Sellers, Roger. They want to
>know what you think. It's a way to have a conversation with sighted
>people on an equal footing. Why do you think The Association for the
>Blind Book Club in this city chose to read The Shack by Young? They
>did because it is the All Rochester Is Reading book for the year. It
>keeps you current. It keeps you in the loop. It keeps you on a level
>playing field socially with your sighted peers. Oh, Roger, it is so
>very important! Bookshare and the Stream make this possible!
>
>It's the same thing when I check the news on the day of the World
>Series. I could care less about baseball or football but I check the
>news because I want to be able to talk intelligently about something
>everyone's talking about around me. I can't understand this attitude
>especially from someone like you. Don't you want to know what the
>prolitariate is up to, or do you subscribe to the Wells philosophy?
>"All animals are equal but some are more equal than others."
>
><grinning and poking you gently>
>Ann P.
>
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>Portal Tutoring
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