tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205957.post116196484362198451..comments2024-01-09T05:47:38.046-08:00Comments on In Small Pieces: sympathies all aroundMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16918009458719403138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205957.post-1162384994135159072006-11-01T04:43:00.000-08:002006-11-01T04:43:00.000-08:00And its guaranteed to put a smile on your face, t...And its guaranteed to put a smile on your face, too!<BR/><BR/>My one claim to fame is that Jonathan Franzen spoke at my graduation, when I gave the valedictory address. Afterwards, he told me I should write.<BR/><BR/>"Oh really?" I slavered over him, "Coming from you, that endorsement means a lot!!"<BR/>"Its <I>not</I> an endorsement," he sneered at me, "Its just an idea."<BR/>He's a real prick.Raghu Karnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945706922836620194noreply@blogger.com