Thanks for the explanation JTS - guess I could have looked it up but thought it might be quicker just to ask you :) I haven't been to Wales, but travelled to England and had a short stop in Ireland back in the 70's - yes I think Wales would be very green and very pleasant! Hi Ibutita - not sure I ha...

Thankyou JTS, Tom and Coco for the welcome! It's great to be in the company of such Beautiful Losers One thing tho JTS....does schwmae (sp?) mean welcome or hello?

Waiting for a Miracle ...is my all time favorite...describes my life so well...although it's a tough pick...so may are familiar

Thanks for the welcome Lizzytysh..........yes, many things were happening at that time......truth in respect to both divorce and writing. It was an uncovering...peeling back layers of debris...and looking bit by bit at the "not so nice things", within myself and life in general. You start ...

Listening and understanding Leonard Cohen's music gave me the freedom to be sad or depressed if I needed to be...sans morbidity :( ...the kind which needs to be addressed before happiness can enter. :) And the kind acknowlegement that I (you/we) are only human and the importance/necessity of the dar...

Hi everyone! :) Finding Leonard...hmmm...it was somewhere in 90-91, whenever they began playing Closing Time....I was hooked! At the time I was freshly divorced and working on my version of truth and a writing career! I heard Leonard and knew he was there...so listened and followed...a great source ...