Yeah, I laughed after reading this one too. I do feel a bit badly about my sarcasm, Matt, but just a bit.... :) Straight Answer: No, there is no "real" Glass family. You can't go visit them in New York. They were made up by Salinger. And I agree with your final plea for an expansion of his thought on Salinger and Zen, because unlike me, he does seem to be a true believer so far as that goes. Really, really I do :) Really. (quitting now before I completely lose it, I really am interested, but know the more I say it, the less I'll be believed....really) Jim "The written word is a power of such magnitude that only pedants would try to reduce it to rules. Or the French." --F.K. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]