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scarletwoman

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22. Thank you for your good wishes!
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:20 PM
Jul 2015

I have no idea if the laptop is going to work out for him or not. For starters, he came up here on vacation and forgot it at home. LOL

Mostly he wants to get on the internet so he can look up information. He's a lifelong autodidact, and only just finally realized that he might really enjoy being able to travel around cyberspace and learn more stuff. We daughters have been trying to talk him into getting on the internet for years, and he's been resisting up to now - he's got a bad case of technophobia.

But, we'll see... Although I seriously doubt he will ever reach the point of wanting to post on DU!

Anyway, I'm not going away. I'll be reading here every day, and will post as the spirit moves me.

And as I mentioned elsewhere, reading this Tibetan series has been deeply involving - these are not light-hearted escapist reads. It will take me a while to digest and be ready to write about them. There are 8 books in the series, most of them over 400 pages long. It's a lot to absorb, and they are affecting me very emotionally and spiritually.

I would also like to thank you turn for all the wonderful energy and enthusiasm (Ha!) you bring here! It's been truly a joy hanging out with you! Give my regards to Mrs. E, too!

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Hi everyone! Thank you for the thread, hermetic. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #1
So you are enjoying "The Shipping News"? Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #2
Yeah, Newfoundland is a place unto itself. hermetic Jul 2015 #9
REad Go Set A Watchman in a couple of days dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #3
Sounds interesting hermetic Jul 2015 #10
Well, Watchman is the "found" book, part of To Kill a Mockingbird, dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #14
Thanks, hermetic, for starting this thread. The Shipping News is a great read and japple Jul 2015 #4
Thanks hermetic Jul 2015 #12
Oh my!! If you haven't seen Toombstone, rent it, stream it, but see it soon. japple Jul 2015 #18
German books getting old in mke Jul 2015 #5
Oh yes, I understand hermetic Jul 2015 #13
Hi hermetic! Thank you for starting this thread! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #6
I'm in! hermetic Jul 2015 #8
Just remember to use your "powers" for good! :D scarletwoman Jul 2015 #16
Sorry your life has gotten complicated, Scarlet. japple Jul 2015 #19
Ah, you are so sweet! Don't be sorry, my dad is so precious to me, it's no burden at all scarletwoman Jul 2015 #20
Best wishes to your father, scarletwoman. We would love to hear from him once he learns Enthusiast Jul 2015 #21
Thank you for your good wishes! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #22
Scarlet, have you seen this? japple Jul 2015 #23
I love that, japple! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #24
I think "incinerated and strewn" is a great idea. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #7
Trying to get into "Captain Cut-Throat," a mystery closeupready Jul 2015 #11
I hear that hermetic Jul 2015 #15
Have fun! closeupready Jul 2015 #17
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