I'm sure Cohen didn't share all of his writings with the world at large, but it might have been a lesson learned for some of the more reluctant 'pumpkins' here on this thread. How much Drivel did HE write before stumbling over the gems?

Your point about perpective is well taken, Metchosin...there are gifted ones who do these things effortlessly...but surely there are an equal number of writers whose genius had a bit more elbow grease behind it?

Add a bit of discipline, subtract some of the perfectionism that makes us afraid to even begin, and I'm thinking several of the folks I've been reading here would have a bit of that seemingly effortless genius sprouting out before they know it!!

Hey Spaw? You ignore what I wrote...your drivel keeps me in stiches, don't fix it!!

oh...and on a completely irrelevent note (well, I guess it was in the original post to this thread) if it was a slow dance you asked the tall woman in question for flattop, don't take the rejection to heart...being 6'3" myself, I had to learn real quick that there was an uncomfortable level of intimacy to the situation if my first dance with a much shorter fellow called for a close, full frontal embrace...maybe she was just shy?????