>hah! As Jeff would probably tell me, that kind of 'simplicity' isn't

>easily come by.

Indeed not; it is a fairly well-known aphorism among authors who Do It For
Money that says that you know when you've gotten the story Just Perfect
because... there's nothing left that can be cut out.

Wait... I thought the aphorism says "You know when yyou've gotten the story Just Perfect when someone has paid you for it and you've washed your hands of it..." ;)

At least, that's roughly analogous to what software is like (if there isn't a support contract...).

Can someone please explain Jeff's comments about embargo on/embargo off.... but only once or ... what?

I'm sure this would make sense if I grokked the context, but without that, I'm left wondering if Jeff is moonlighting for OPEC.....