Pynchon Fellow?

[rich]

and a wonderful aquarium that is...getting to pet the rays was pretty memorable

the only drawback was having to walk thru cannery row to get to the
place--i found it really depressing, the worst of that singularly
american tourist shlock (mindbarf by the sea?)  ;)

rich

On 4/21/09, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> I know Julie Packard because my sister and her were best friends in
> grade school. We grew up in Los Altos when it was turning from hills
> filled with apricot orchards to  a wealthy suburb and the heart of
> Silicon Valley. Julie had a lot of privileges as a Packard but she
> was  down to earth and very hard working. She used her influence to
> lead the creation of a wonderful Aquarium; she is remarkably modest
> about her role in the project. My sister and I met with her several
> years ago in Monterey and  I was impressed with the lack of executive
> ego and the passion for the teaching/research role of the Aquarium.
>
>
> On Apr 21, 2009, at 12:35 PM, rich wrote:
>
>> Tobias Wolff and Michael Chabon are on the list as well among other
>> writers
>>
>> wonder about that induction ceremony--who's he gonna send, Marge
>> Simpson? ;)
>>
>> not really sure the point of being a fellow beyond another thing to
>> add to the CV
>>
>> on another note, was not familiar with any of Pulitzer winners (what
>> else is new)--a collection about small town life in Maine won the
>> fiction prize
>>
>> rich
>>
>> On 4/21/09, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.amacad.org/enewsletter/a.pdf
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>
>