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To: ihatemyalarmclock
Have Spacesuit Will Travel sounds like a perfect fit.

She gets a copy tommorrow.

Thanks!!!

redrock

97 posted on 10/13/2002 10:24:40 PM PDT by redrock
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To: redrock
Have Spacesuit Will Travel sounds like a perfect fit.
She gets a copy tommorrow.




She read it yet?

I laughed when I saw the recommendation ... because it caused me to think about what Spacesuit taught me around age 8. (*)

The primary lesson was that 'no-one likes a smart-aleck' [Kip contemplates copying entry-forms for a competition, which would be within the letter of the rules, but not the spirit. His father advises him against it, based on the lesson outlined above. I seem to remembr an analogy with a skunk was used.]

It also pointed out to me that the neighbourhood cop (in the form of the Mother Thing) owes their highest loyalty to the system, not to me.

I'd be interested to see what your daughter got (gets) from it.

Regards

Sadim

(*) I always got (and get) more than one 'lesson' from every Heinlein story I read - and they are sometimes contradictory lessons :-)


137 posted on 12/02/2002 4:11:45 AM PST by sadimgnik
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