<html><head></head><body name="Mail Message Editor"><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Third try. sorry if these actually get through. THis is from a class I teach on autobiographical writing.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Lori<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></div></span></div></span></div><div id="replyPrefaceElement">On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:40:48 AM, "Jewel S." <herekittykat2@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; color: blue; "><div style="width: 749px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div id="felix-mail-header-block" style="color: black; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: silver; padding-bottom: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; width: 749px; "><table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>From:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span title=""Jewel S." <herekittykat2@gmail.com>">"Jewel S." <herekittykat2@gmail.com></span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>Subject:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Re: [stylist] Philosophy discussion and question about September monthly telephone gathering</span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>Date:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt
; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span>August 13, 2010 11:40:48 AM EDT</span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>To:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span title=""Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist@nfbnet.org>">"Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist@nfbnet.org></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="felix-mail-content-block" style="color: black; background-color: white; width: 749px; "><div style="font-family: monospace; color: black; background-color: white; font-size: 8pt; ">I would love to learn about writing autobigraphical essays. I find<br>that writing about myself is the hardest thing to do, and would love<br>tips on how to do it.<br><br>~Jewel<br><br>On 8/13/10, Robert Leslie Newman <newmanrl@cox.net> wrote:<br>> Hi you all<br>><br>> Having a good old philosophical discussion is always a healthy thing. I've<br>> enjoyed the thread that has discussed cars, access to technology, priorities<br>> and all that. Knowing of the philosophy of the group that you belong to, is<br>> knowing of that groups heart and soul. And knowing that it is okay to openly<br>> (with respect) discuss and even question the why of the groups collective<br>> agreed upon path is okay to do, is in my mind another super big plus to<br>> know. I always gain from seeing how a variety of our membership explain<br>> "why we do what we do." So I thank you all for sharing.<br>><br>> Here is a question relating to the September monthly telephone meeting.<br>> Through one of our division members, we are looking to invite a guest<br>> speaker who is a writing instructor. "Writing instructor," I know is a<br>> rather loose definition, but here is what I'm wanting to know from you -
--<br>> in terms of writing, what would you like to ask to be presented? Like what<br>> specifics in --- punctuation or word usage? ah --- gee I don't want to limit<br>> your thoughts. But I'd love to present a list of our desires, our questions<br>> that will allow this person to know more about who we are and where we are<br>> at in --- our desire to clear up that one little thing or our need to be<br>> reassured that where we are is okay, or that we need to hear that one thing<br>> that will shake us to our writers' soul and the new revelation forces us to<br>> remake ourselves.<br>><br>><br>> Robert Leslie Newman<br>> President NFB Writers' division<br>> Writers' Division Website-<br>> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/><br>> Personal Website-<br>> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Writers Division web site:<br>> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/><br>><br>> stylist mailing list<br>> stylist@nfbnet.org<br>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org<br>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for<br>> stylist:<br>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/herekittykat2%40gmail.com<br>><br><br><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>~Jewel<br>Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!<br>Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site:<br>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/><br><br>stylist mailing list<br>stylist@nfbnet.org<br>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org<br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for stylist:<br>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/loristay%40aol.com<br><b
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