[stylist] does anyone

Sun Jan 4 07:14:39 UTC 2009

okay,
Angela.  Miss Fowler.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 10:50 PM 1/3/2009, you wrote:
>Will do, James. (smile) Sorry, couldn't resist.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
>Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 8:47 PM
>To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [stylist] does anyone
>
>no,
>I hadn't heard that about Foghat.
>Scrabble is a wonderful game and really puts the mind to work.
>
>and, oh, please call me Jim April, otherwise I think I'm in trouble.
>jc
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 10:05 AM 1/3/2009, you wrote:
> >Dear James,
> >
> >Jim never much cared for Scrabble, but he would play anyway.  Now,
> >after all these years, he is getting good at it.
> >
> >Don't know if you ever heard this story, but the 70s rock group, Foghat
> >said they got their name from a Scrabble game.  They were playing
> >Scrabble when all of the sudden, one of them noticed that the word
> >foghat was on the board. They were probably drunk or high, but anyway,
> >I always liked that story of how a band got its name.
> >
> >At first, when I was stuck holding a C and an L at the end of the game,
> >I looked at oven and thought, "Wow, I could put a C in front of oven
> >and make coven."  Then, I got to thinking, "Hmmm, I wonder if there is
> >a word cloven."  And, sure enough.
> >
> >Each Scrabble game has its own personality and offers new and exciting
> >challenges and opportunities.  My grandma was a big crossword puzzle
> >enthusiast.  As for me, I'll take Scrabble any day.
> >
> >April
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 1:00 AM
> >To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [stylist] does anyone
> >
> >dear April,
> >I have a scrabble set with the raised lines on the board and brailled
> >tiles, probably same model, about the same vintage.
> >unfortunately, my wife is a singer and so I don't often get to play
> >scrabble.  it is a wonderful game.  and English has so many interesting
> >words.
> >
> >cloven: older english for  split or seperated.  interestingly, in the
> >king james Bible english, "cleave" can mean stick together or split apart.
> >"shall leave his father and his mother and cleave unto his wife."
> >
> >my wife did however, take to poker when I taught it to her.
> >jc
> >Jim Canaday M.A.
> >Lawrence, KS
> >
> >
> >At 10:26 PM 1/2/2009, you wrote:
> > >Hi writing Friends:
> > >
> > >My husband Jim and I just finished playing a very competitive game of
> > >Scrabble in which he won.  Being a person who loves language, I enjoy
> > >word games and Scrabble is my favorite.  Usually, I beat him by a
> > >long
> >shot.
> > >Tonight, he beat me rather substantially.  A couple nights ago, I was
> > >stuck with a C and an L at the end of the game.  Fortunately, I was
> > >able to tack them on to oven to make the word cloven.  I'd never
> > >heard of such a word, but I checked my dictionary and, low and
> > >behold, it was
> >there.
> > >
> > >We bought our braille Scrabble game around 32 years ago.  We paid
> > >around $20 for it then, a fortune, we thought, but we have more than
> > >gotten our money's worth out of it.  Tonight, we did a letter
> > >inventory.  To our surprise, all the letters are still there.
> > >
> > >Anyone else like Scrabble?  Jim and I usually play 9-tile Scrabble
> > >instead of the traditional seven tile Scrabble.  We have played as
> > >much as 14 and 18-tile Scrabble.
> > >
> > >Scrabble is a great way to pass time on these cold Iowa winter days.
> > >It is also a fun game to take on trips.
> > >
> > >April
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > >On Behalf Of ben micek
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:16 PM
> > >To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> > >Subject: [stylist] does anyone
> > >
> > >
> > >does anyone know of any well known blind writers? maybe i can check
> > >out what they wrote . i am still hunting for ideas. Benjamin micek
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