Frances makes me feel mean-spirited, because I dislike my grumbling that someone of good intent is utterly hopeless.
Frances writes: > Frances to William the almost realist... > (1) > The norm or normal or normative is what ought to be, and not what > was or is or will be or must be. The normal does not mean the > perfect or the absolute. The norm is what stuff seems to sense by > way of signs to be. > Restated that says: "The norm is what ought to be, and not what is. The norm is what stuff seems to be." Again: "The norm is not what is. The norm is what seems to be." Frances is not asserting the old cliche about the difference between appearance and "reality". She is simply so overcome by her relentlessly smokey notions and locutions she ends up in effect contradicting herself. ************** Limited Time Offers: Save big on popular laptops at Dell (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221354145x1201369495/aol?redir=http:%2F %2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215221161%3B37268813%3By)
