i survived. and all i got was this bitchin' outlook on life...

kurt vonnegut was one savvy punte madre. thats a good thing. in a lecture he gave at clowes hall in indianapolis in 1997 that was published in the book ' armageddon in retrospect', he gives the following advice to new writers:


(ahem)


" dont use semi colons! they are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. all they do is suggest you might have gone to college."




prudent. to say the least.


now go read the book and stop hurting each other.