Sarcastic Bastard

last week, i wrote a post about reading, in which i made some comments about shawna that were not perceived as very flattering. though i meant them with only the best intention, i hurried through typing the entry and didn't really think it through. as well, i cut it off quite abruptly, without fully explaining myself. anyway, for those loyal readers out there who may have gotten the impression that i think shawna is not smart, i'd like to try to change that view. shawna is an intelligent girl and the best person that ever came into my life. she has a slight learning disability due to the after-effects of chemotherapy treatment she had when she was very young. for those who don't know, shawna is a survivor of leukemia. her ambition and strength are extremely commendable in the face of setbacks she faces. when i wrote about her lack of interest in reading, it was because i'd recently read about a study that shows reading to help improve memory retention - there's room for improvement in all of us, and at the time i wrote the blog, i was thinking maybe it could work for shawna. but in hindsight, the article didn't say what kind of reading is the best, and truthfully, shawna often reads newspapers and magazines. she's just less interested in novels, specifically.

anyway, that's all i want to say about that. i've erased the original post so as not to draw anymore attention to it. i'm putting it behind me, and i feel really bad that i hurt shawna. this blog isn't the place to talk about her, so i won't do it anymore.

coming later...my review of "the guru", which we saw last night.

posted by leor @ 11:46