  for the first time, a parrot has learnt with some proficiency about 350 english words. excellent. and some things don't change either: yet another windows virus. woo. and yet another american wisecracks on slashdot that they are just too productive -- this time, at least he thinks his civilisation is on the way down. on recomendation i've been reading gustave flaubert's most famous novel madame bovary. and of course, in addition to balzac's "another study of woman". but we shall see. so far i'm liking the flaubert a bit more. ah, stupid school. i 'ate it. bye. "Me fail English? That's unpossible. " -- ralph wiggum, the simpsons 
