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Oh I agree, Joe, and didn't mean anything pejorative by either term. I just think passion is less forgiving than enthusiasm. P > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Joseph Duemer > Sent: 09 June 2007 01:27 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Note > > I'm all for passion, Peter. As a matter of fact, I'm all for enthusiasm > too. > Doesn't it mean "to be filled with the god"? I guess that can be a good > thing or a bad thing depending on which gods one worships. > > jd > > On 6/8/07, Peter Cudmore <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > 'Drama queen' was what I was thinking as I watched this develop. I > think > > there's a fine line between enthusiasm and passion, and whatever that > line > > is, Alison is certainly on the passionate side. > > > > P > > > > > > -- > Joseph Duemer > Professor of Humanities > Clarkson University > [sharpsand.net]