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Men soon forget the struggles they encountered on the way up and how, without the help of a spouse, they would not have had either financial or psychological comfort while making the climb to the top. Lorna Wendt did not stop working when she gave up her job as a music teacher. The only thing she gave up was her salary. She took on duties equal to the challenges of a ceo. To keep a home running in the corporate style and be responsible for the upbringing of two children are not easy tasks and certainly not "de minimus," as Gary Wendt claims. Had Lorna been compensated for the 31 years of services she performed, she could have built her own fortune. In her next life she should attend Harvard Business School herself. MARY V. KEARNS Ridgewood, New Jersey
EVEN PIGEONS WON'T EAT THEM
The reason the Girl Scouts of America don't make money on sales of their cookies [BUSINESS, Feb. 3] is poor labeling, poor packaging and cheap, cheap, cheap ingredients. Flavor, odor and taste are missing. Pigeons and sparrows won't eat Girl Scout cookies when you throw them out in the yard. If the manufacturer were given the money to produce an attractive package with top-quality cookies, the Girl Scouts wouldn't be able to keep up with the orders. Stop living in a dream world, girls. RONALD C. NEETZ Chesterton, Indiana
ESCAPE ENTERTAINMENT
Your piece on the poor performance of foreign-language films at U.S. box offices [CINEMA, Jan. 13] unfairly blamed this on Americans' cultural self-absorption. You somehow missed the main point. Uplifting movies like Cinema Paradiso succeeded because they aren't arty and bleak. Audiences worldwide want films that are entertaining in order to take their minds off their troubles. PAUL F. STETSON Copenhagen