You are not good at assumption, are you? I wasn't upset and am not, either. Though I don't believe people feel lonely because they're bored, won't make any comment about it, for meaningless flame is indeed meaningless. I don't know much about Glenn Gould. A pianist, yes. But there are other works besides piano. You can find aethetical articles on these works; very creative ones. He died in Canada. Definition of "ecumenical" can be found on any dictionary. About the "ecumenical company," I highly recommend you to read the book; i do to every one. If you're super-busy, say so. I'll summarize it (neatly) for you on next posting. I have two reports to make and two fax-letters to write. And trying to settle the process for Korean Collections. (traslation: I'm busy, not bored) Happy GRE preperation! :-) ----------------------------------------- Mountain is mountain, water is water. --------------------------------------- J jhan@ucsd.edu