Yup, the kindle books do allow you to click to get the dictionary... and it is a Spanish dictionary so the definitions are in Spanish. CatMan and I do this reading over the phone - he reads and I look up words. First time through we used actual books, but he's having all sorts of trouble with his neck, so either looking down at a book or holding it up is uncomfortable for him - so he got a kindle app for his computer and we got a kindle version of the books. Funny thing though - it's a different translation! Who knew! I suspect this one is Spain Spanish, while the one we read first time through was Latin American. The vocabulary is slightly different, and they're throwing vosotros at us! The Horror! Anyhow, when we come across a word that we don't know, we use both tools - he clicks on it in kindle, and I look it up in the Spanish English dictionary.

Anyhow, thinking about the resolutions thing... and the monopoly thing... and the horrible shock thing... you've given me an idea. I don't generally carry cash - at least nothing more than a $20 bill for emergencies. So when I'm approached by someone asking for a handout I just say sorry, I don't carry cash. But I do have a big jar of coins that I've collected over the years, and since the prospect of me actually spending them is extremely remote, I'm gonna try to make a practice of keeping some in my pockets so the next time someone asks, I'll have something to give them. A bit of change won't make a real difference in anyone's life, and they might just use it to buy beer or weed - but it might help someone, and it won't cost me anything.

Thanks for the inspiration!
:-)
Cat