folks; a friend sent me these two paintings for the recent "Twain with a Twist" show at the Hannibal Arts Council. They are rather kooky so you may need a sense of humor--obviously. I just turned in grades this morning (woo-hooooo!) so I'm ready to try to calm down a bit and begin shifting into holiday mode... A Merry Christmas & Happy holidays to you and yours, hope to see some of you at MLA! --Hal Bush -- Harold K. Bush, Ph.D Professor of English Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>