Mahisasur, Thanks for your kind words. *** Jira, A word of appreciation (literally) from you about my attempts at writing humor means a lot to me. I have long been a silent admirer of your extremely humorous pieces/poems and stand-up comedy-esque monologues that you post here on Sajha. **** S L, Thank you. Like you, I am a big fan of Woody Allen, and my so-called humor pieces, for what they are worth, owe a lot to my having read too many Allen pieces and to having watched and re-watched too many of his movies. Allen is a god, really, of finely controlled absurdities. oohi ashu