"The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl" Timothy Egan; Hardcover The AGEL World Mission Kaitlyn Hill WWW.AgelPortlandMission.com 503-777-7155 503-358-3547 kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.GetAgelInfo.com -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of solsticesinger Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:33 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How I read I liked that analogy too. I'm a private person, and don't think that anyone, be they celebrity or not, should have to put up with people constantly pestering them. Shannon Are you a fan of women's music? If so, and you're interested in hearing the latest edition of "The Eclectic Collection: A Celebration of Women In Music", feel free to send a message to: solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 12:02 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How I read > Hi Kellie, > > Oh, your friend's observation is too true. A celebrity with no money. > Hmmm. It does feel that way, though. Maybe that's why I have empathy for > celebrities, and believe the camera-toting freaks should just leave them > alone. > > I tend to get more of your friend's response when asking for directions: > monosyllables, terse responses, things like that. Although I'm female, I > don't appear delicate, nor am I highly attractive, which are often the > motivators for people offering directions and being eager to help. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kellie Hartmann > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 12:32 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How I read > > One of my blind friends once said that being blind is like being a > celebrity, only you don't have any money. <lol> Sometimes this is too > true. > He and I often had very different experiences when asking for directions > on > the university campus. When I ask for directions, I try to be as close to > my > destination as possible so that the direction-giver doesn't have to deal > with anything too complicated. I have many times had the experience of > politely asking where a certain building or classroom is, and having the > person I ask cheerfully offer to accompany me to my destination. I always > make it clear that they don't need to do that and that I realize they > probably have classes to attend and other things to do, but still many > people choose to help me in a way that is very kind and not at all > demeaning. > > However, my male friend often had the experience of politely asking for > directions (and he is very soft-spoken, polite, and even rather charming), > and being rudely rebuffed. > We speculate that the only difference is that I'm a small-statured > female--I > must have that sweet helpless look. <lol!> Kellie > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.