<< Isn't it weird how we just make sounds, which we call words, and those
sounds can engender
deep feelings, both negative and positive? >>
Yes, and sometimes I'll see a simple word in a book, a word I've seen
thousands of times before, and all of a sudden it looks strange to me. But
like you say, words are powerful things. I think that choosing my words in an
e-mail context has made me a more careful conversationalist as well...
<<When you read a novel do the characters each
have their own voice or is eveything in your own voice?>>
If it's a good book...right now I'm reading Nick Hornby's "About A Boy", and
he's SUCH a good writer that it's almost impossible NOT to hear Fiona's,
Will's, and Marcus' individual voices. And thanks to all the UK JMDLer's, I
even understand most of the British expressions! :~)
<< has it ever occurred to you that
people somewhere might be in a cinema and watching YOU on a screen? Your
life?>>
Like "The Truman Show"...excellent flick! If you haven't seen it and you're
interested in that sort of concept, I sure recommend it. Unfortunately, my
like is so dull that if people were watching me on a screen, they would have
walked out of the theatre YEARS ago! :~)
And, by the way, a Happy Birthday to you Colin!
Bob
NP: Tony Joe White, "Polk Salad Annie"
