Well, if you are the grandaddy, I guess I'm the granny.
Not because of any great long-time achievement, but simply by age.
In my 75th year, I'm one of those who give the lie to the myth that
the Internet is a manifestation of youth.
I'm on the board of directors of National Capital Freenet in Ottawa.
And I write book reviews as books editor of The Hill Times, the newspaper
of Parliament here. And of course there are other things I do which put
me in the category, familiar to you, of really having no spare time.
However, I do maintain a web site called New Canadian Books.
Check it out at http://resudox.net/books/
I'm trying to prove that the Internet can be an ally to book publishers.
With links to places where on-line book sellers and on-line books can
be found, and lots of other interesting literary sites, including yours,
I'm still of the opinion that a book in the hand is worth something.
At Carleton University, I have taken part in seminars and written papers
on the contentious topic of "will the Internet spell the doom of books"
and of newspapers and magazines and so forth - how about TV? It's loaded.
So my stand is that the Internet can help. So I'm testing the waters.
Not a pro in this field, which is fairly new to me - as it is to
everyone for that matter - I'm updating my web site daily and trying
to improve my knowledge of web site architecture as I go along.
Sorry for this long long message - but I really just wanted to become
acquainted with you, having read your own personal information, and
wanting you to know me a bit too. BTW I have 6 children, 13 grand, and
2 great. Husband died three years ago after 50 years marriage. There,
now you know everything.
This was supposed to be a brief request for you to include my web site
on yours. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am yours truly.
Cheers,
Rosaleen