Marcy, Actually, you'll only have to deal with the brashness, etc. of one of us. I'm sure that Russ reverts to his nice-person self as soon as he crosses the border into the U.S., just as I do when I cross into Canada. Graham > Well. All I can say is, when the going gets tough out there in the Windy > City, I'm not standing between you two brash, just-this-side-of-obnoxious > individuals and the door of any open restaurant . . . > > > Funny, Graham, exactly the opposite happened to me. I left Chicago > > a fairly reticent, self-effacing, polite person, and after about an > > hour and a half in Fredericton I became a brash, self-promoting, > > just-this-side-of-obnoxious individual. Must be the Maritime air. > > Marcy (who grew up in Chicago . . . ) *************************** Graham Smart Assistant Professor Purdue University Department of English 324 Heavilon Hall West Lafayette Indiana 47907 Office phone: (765) 494-3773 Office fax: (765) 494-3780 Home phone: (765) 583-0674 Home fax: (765) 583-0674 mailto: [log in to unmask] http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~gsmart **************************** http://www.hungersite.com http://www.freedonation.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-