That breath thing was my main memory of the Misery book too. I don't remember my opinion of the movie, it seems not to have made much impact on me. I have kind of been wanting to see The Piano for Sam Neill but I'm not sure that's enough motivation.

I'm glad your mother kept the cards.

I also have a very racist message on a friend's HS yearbook that will come back to bite me during my Supreme Court confirmation hearings. It was during that period when Robin Williams was doing those "Ax me a question" jokes based on ebonics. Not good.