From: Andrew Hammoude To: ltownsend@pop.nwnexus.com Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 15:36:48 -0700 Subject: Re: Re: Response to your letter MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=--__JNP_000_0ef0.6836.6c22 Full-Name: Andrew Hammoude This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_0ef0.6836.6c22 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Louise, Sorry about the slow response--these days it seems that everything non-work related gets put off until the weekend. Thank you for your acknowledgment of my letter, and for taking the time to read it--both of these things are greatly appreciated. As you requested, here is the letter in electronic format. I originally created it in FrameMaker format, and have exported it to RTF format, and as a result a few things got screwed up -- all the quotes and bullet symbols are appearing as weird characters. But all the text is OK. Let me know if you have any problems opening and reading the file. I understand that you are not able to respond right away, but I look forward to hearing your eventual responses. Thanks, Andrew On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:47:21 -0700 "Louise Townsend" writes: > I received and read your letter. If you can send me an electronic > version, > I can respond point by point, but not right away. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Hammoude" > To: > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:31 PM > Subject: Fw: Re: Response to your letter > > > > Hello Louise, > > > > I dropped the complete version of my response to your letter in > the mail > > today -- it should get to you in a day or two. > > > > Sorry I've taken so very long to give you a coherent response. As > I said > > before I asked a friend for review and critique -- I got some > valuable > > feedback, but then it took me another week or so to sit down and > > implement the recommended changes. This final version supercedes > the > > partial version I gave you a few weeks ago. > > > > Could you let me know by e-mail that you have received the letter, > and > > also when you have given it an initial reading? This small > courtesy will > > be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > Andrew > > > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Andrew Hammoude > > To: ltownsend3@juno.com > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:29:43 -0700 > > Subject: Re: Response to your letter > > > > Hello Louise, > > > > Glad you have had a chance to skim my letter. > > > > I had intended to write the remainder of the letter soon after > dropping > > it off, but I have let a few weeks slip by -- sorry. But today I > did > > manage to sit down and write my remaining thoughts, and I think I > have > > covered everything important I wanted to say. > > > > But I have asked a friend to look it over before sending it to > you. I > > have written in my usual, very blunt and uncompromising style, and > I > > think it wise to have a third party comment before committing > myself. > > > > But I'll send it to you soon. > > > > --Andrew > > > > > > On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:39:45 -0700 Louise D Townsend > > writes: > > > Hi, Andrew. > > > > > > I have only skimmed and hope to read and respond to your letter, > but > > > I am guessing it won't happen anytime soon. I am swamped with > work, > > > my husband is away in L.A. on a research fellowship most > weekdays, > > > and I have just resumed full-time status at the company I work > for. > > > I still find these issues of great importance, but alas, more > > > mundane matters intervene. Once I find a hole in my schedule, > I > > > will take the time to write a reasoned response. > > > > > > Louise > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:31:17 -0700 Andrew Hammoude > > > writes: > > > > Hello Louise, > > > > > > > > I just wanted to let you know that this evening I dropped off > my > > > > response to your letter of last November -- or at least most > of > > > it. > > > > I have responded to most of the points you made, but there > are > > > still > > > > some important things remaining. I will provide those > shortly. > > > > > > > > But I have taken a disgracefully long time to respond, and I > feel > > > > > > > embarrassed at every book group meeting. So rather than let > > > another > > > > meeting go by with no reply, I am giving you what I've written > so > > > > > > > far, so you can start thinking about it if you wish. > > > > > > > > I have spent quite a bit of time these last two weekends > putting > > > my > > > > responses down in writing, and it will take me a couple more > hours > > > > > > > at least to organize my remaining thoughts. But I expect that > I > > > will > > > > do that and send them to you this week some time. > > > > > > > > Hoping this leads to clarity and honesty, > > > > Andrew > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > >