Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. (page 3)

snowbird

I found it!

11 year-old Akeelah calls Professor Larabee a "dictatorial,truculent, supercilious gardener."

Now, why couldn't I think of dictatorial?

Sylvia

compound complex

Thanks, Syl!

I bet you know some super silly ass guys, too!

I have AATB on DVD and watch the conclusion over and over. Why do I get choked up every time???????

You've heard this before from moi, perhaps. As a child I had notebooks full of words from TIME magazine and other reading materials that I just hadda look up and use in my young speech and writing.

Sigh ...

Love,

CoCo

snowbird

You've heard this before from moi, perhaps. As a child I had notebooks full of words from TIME magazine and other reading materials that I just hadda look up and use in my young speech and writing.

Sigh ...

Please don't sigh, dear Coco.

I used to "collect" 12-letter words.

I also used to take my textbooks to the cotton fields with me. During the noon meal, I would find a shady spot and read, read, read. That way, when we returned to school around mid-November, I wouldn't be totally lost.

Perhaps you and I can collaborate on that epic one day.

Sylvia