LOL, Oh you gave me a good chuckle there! "when I throw my two cents in, the fountain throws them back." Brilliant line. Damn. When I read your quips I think to myself: "Dang, I wish I thought of that." ;-)

I do try (sometimes) to sprinkle a bit of satire in my writing, but, I repeat, in the context of "writing," that is a marvelous skill to have and you have it.

I would argue with you on whether or not what I write is worth exponentially more. Anyway, it is comparing apples and oranges. Or asparagus and chocolate cake? Bottom line, I enjoy chocolate cake, and I think many other readers do as well.