Yes, he did say he'd lived in Canada -- and didn't like it. Actually,though, he's fair-skinned, not your typical-Italian looking guy--and with the gray in his hair--imgaine more a tall, elegant-looking handsome late 19th-century British gentleman. Yes, if I were a lot younger and not married ... smile --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks, Cindy. Guido completely lives up to the way > I pictured him, with > dark, Italian good looks... I think he told us he > lived in Cannada as well, > so the Italian accent mmay have undergone a change.. > All the good-looking > ones are married--too bad for you younger gals who > might be looking. <lol> > > Sue S. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:58 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: report from CSUN > > > > I'm not a very observant person, and I didn't > really > > notice what he was wearing, but yes, I guess you > could > > say it was dapper--certainly not jeans and a > t-shirt. > > I think he was wearing a white shirt and pressed > > pants. > > > > BUT--one reason I didn't notice his clothes > > much is because he's tall and very good-looking. > His > > hair and neatly trimmed moustache--not a bushy > one > > but a nice one--are dark with a touch of gray here > and > > there. He has a nice voice and a very slight > accent > > which he says is Italian, though it sounded to me > more > > like German, which is why I asked about it. But it > > turns out that he did live in Germany--at least I > > think that's what he says. I'm not sure how many > > years. Carrie speaks German, and though Guido said > he > > didn't speak it well, they carried on a short > > conversation about that. > > > > Jim, too, is tall and good-looking. > > > > Cindy > > > > --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Cindy, > > > NNow that you have met Guido, please tell us > what he > > > is like. We have heard > > > he is a dapper dresser.. Since he has left the > list > > > it has just not been > > > the samme. Please tell us!!! <<lol> > > > > > > Sue S. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:40 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: report from CSUN > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Katie et al, > > > > > > > > I'm back from having visited the bookshare > folks > > > at > > > > CSUN. Unfortunately, Scott was ill and > couldn't > > > join > > > > us for lunch, and I don't know what happened > to > > > Noah, > > > > but I did have a lovely lunch with Carrie and > > > Pratik, > > > > and I had a lovely, if short, visit with the > > > Bookshare > > > > folks: Gustavo, Janice, Susy, and Jim. Also, > > > Guido, > > > > who was manning the IBM booth, was able to get > > > away > > > > for a few minutes, so I met him, too. And had > only > > > > time to say "Hi" to Elizabeth, who was manning > the > > > > Crisscross booth. > > > > > > > > I wasn't able to stay for the 5:30 meeting and > the > > > > following dinner and square dance--a > disadvantage > > > of > > > > living at home and not actually being at the > > > > conference--but I'm glad I did meet the people > I > > > did. > > > > > > > > Janice has been godd, I think, keeping us > > > up-to-date > > > > about what's going on with bookshare, and if > > > anything > > > > comes up at the 5:30 meeting, I'm sure she or > > > Gustavo > > > > will share it with us as they did last year. > She > > > did > > > > say that the position that will work with the > > > > volunteers and help with the approval process > > > hasns't > > > > been filled yet. Is there any one of you who > is > > > > willing to move to Palo Alto? 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