I, on the other hand, and trying to keep Erkenntnis, Ergebnis, and Erlebnis straight. Oh, woe is me. For all intensive purposes. Ha. I really like that : ) Erin TO ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ritchie To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:43 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Dance and other cards While I have been off witnessing condo races and water twisters in L.A., I have apparently missed an important party, one at which I was nominated to cook. Apologies. I trust that the whisky was Trader Joe's best, that Erin let the microbrewed keg settle before it was tapped, and that the two who started all this led you in suitably literary dances, an Allemande to begin perhaps, followed by the Haymakers, some Jigs and Hornpipes, a minuet, a riotous reel? My excuse for disturbing the silence is poor. Having spent the morning reading things like, "For all intensive purposes, I will consistently use this terminology throughout the paper," I was delighted by the following history, "My great-great uncle [identity snipped] was the village blacksmith, who was best known for fitting a ring in the nose of a circus bear without the use of a tranquilizer. My great-great grandfather [i.d. snipped] was an inventor who sued Thomas Edison for patent infringement concerning a magnetic iron ore separator. In the 1950's William [snip], my grandfather, was a programmer on the UNIVAC, the first civilian use "computer"... [snip]... Sharing an interest in all of these things, from forging metal to programming computers, I feel that I am part of all that came before me." There, wouldn't you want to read the rest of the thesis and see the art that arises from such an inheritance? Well done that man. David Ritchie Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html