On Sep 30, 2012, at 7:21 PM, John McCreery wrote: > Serendipitously, I am in the midst of a conversation in another forum about > the nature of the good life. Among the defining features, I believe, are listening, observing, bearing witness, joining in, trying to help the old lady who seemed lost and only spoke Russian, having people like you respond when I write. Thank you. The opposite...is probably...some forced march of deans appearing over the rise and that blasted woman who keeps calling from "Cardmember Services." She reminds me of "Motorway Services" when they all belonged to Trust House Forte, Spittle Chef and other such names. David Ritchie, listening to Liszt played by Robert Silverman in Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html