Welcome to the list, Bethany! I'm a little too tired to talk about your Salinger comments, which are good and encouraging, but wanted to point out one detail (and it applies to everyone else, too!) about your closing note: > seymour's fat lady. i'm majoring in english. i'm glad this list exists, > although i may not be a regular contributor, i'd love to hear the opinions of > everyone on the salinger-issues... > i know this wasn't supposed to be this long, i'm terrible with these things > anyway... Nothing terrible with what you said, but please don't feel that you have to cut yourself off after a short number of lines. Say what you need to say at whatever length you like. We love to hear introductions AND discussions about J.D. Salinger! Sorry I can't add anything that is non-business-related, but I spent a lot of time on the phone at work this evening (nearly as exhilarating as talking to Zooey doing his Buddy impersonation), and am just about what David Byrne once called "crosseyed and painless." --tim o'connor