On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Don Florida wrote:
> I have been lurking in this group for about 3 years on two
> different occasions. One of the reasons that I haven't
> posted before was that I didn't think that my skills were
> developed enough to pretend to rub shoulders with this
> august group. I have convinced myself that this shouldn't
> be a consideration. While I may not have as much to share
> in the experience department, I do have something to
> offer, even if it's a mistake that I've made that others
> can learn from. After all, it's our mistakes that teach us
> the most, not our successes.

Hear hear!  Nobody springs forth as a fully formed galoot
master.  We all get closer through failure after failure
(hopefully not the same one more than a couple of times ;-)
Of course, what keeps us going is the encouragement and
inspiration provided by the galoots more learned and
accomplished than ourselves.  I consider it my duty to those
even lower on the learning curve than me to share my puny
baby projects with the porch.  Plus, my junk reminds the
more skilled how far they've come ;-)

Welcome up into the light, Don.  Look forward to hearing
more from you.

jeffy
-- "Metaphors be with you." -- U. Utah Phillips