PPS I just remembered something apropos of re-reading books. A friend of mine couldn't understand why anyone would want to read a book more than once (or see a movie more than once, for that matter). She said "But if you've read it, you know the ending, so why would you want to read it again?" I tried to explain about writers' styles and the fascination of the English language, but I think she just thought I was crazy. Oh well, nevermind.... "Some people just don't got it", as they say in the good ole US of... mac PPPS I'm trying to make this the longest OT thread ever.