Posted: Apr 7, 2005, 2:19 AM CST
Happy Birthday Ann-Marie! I wish you love and happiness!
Oh, dear, Ann-Marie, how you did misunderstand me.
When I said a "sleeping dictionary" I was making a very common joke, understood throughout the language learning community. When a woman who wants to learn Spanish, for example, says she is going to get a sleeping dictionary, she means she is going to get a Spanish boyfriend to help her learn the language during pillowtalk. I was suggesting that what you needed was a lover, and I did not mean to exclude a husband, but let's say a lover, a smart as you, but with a vast education, a sleeping dictionary, to teach you everything he know during pillowtalk in a few years. You see? Oh, yes, Ann-Marie, I do truly believe you are capable of growing on your own and I am sure you have been from an early age, but don't you want to be part of a couple? Couldn't you handle the two of you growing on your own, together? You could teach him, too, teach him to have what the Phoenix and I have both called your wonderful insights, during the same pillowtalk. That is what I envision for you, two people, teaching one another, growing on their own, together. My vision for you. But anyway, best wishes on your birthday, dear woman.
dpw