See, that is exactly what I was lead to expect, and was hoping for. You suck.
=) Best Talk Ever: Gen. Schwarzkopf 2. Colin Powell 3. Grace Hopper 4. Jello Biafra 5. Oprah 6. Jim Rice 7. Edward Tufte 8. Jean Michelle Cousteau 9. Jim Callhoun 10. Mary Mannin Morrisey On 5/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > interesting. > > We got passion and warmth and humor. Very grandmotherly. I'd say the > most provacative thing she said all night was that one must have > Courage to live a life well and worthwhile; and that people are not > born with courage, they must develop it over time and with > tribulation. > > The format was much the same last night as with your experience; but > while she spoke and read poetry and then spoke about the meanings of > the poems, she didn't rail on crime or poverty and she certainly > didn't attempt to point fingers. In fact, she suggested that perhaps > to better understand the differences and similarities in culture we > should commit first to reject racial epithets of any kind, including > those we direct at ourselves (black people using the "n-word" and > etc.) in an attempt to "take them back" or own them. "Poison, > P-O-I-S-O-N" she said, "in a vial marked with skull and crossed bones, > will still be poison if served from bavarian crystal." > > The context was to be an examination her unique life, but ended up > being a very well done examination of _everyone's_ unique life, and > how in our lives it is important to have as well as be "rainbows in > the clouds." > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206550 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
