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Date:         Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:48:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: an udder Phrydaye Phollidae ...
In-Reply-To:  <00b101c90f9b$fe8e83b0$0101a8c0@gp207joel>
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Bravo, señor Joel, muy bueno. Feliz viernes (what's left, anyway).

Su amigo, Héctor

1990 Carat 'Ursula'

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:11 PM, joel walker <uncajoel@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> by implied request ... ;) > > > Lessons of The Road > by Alfred E. Lord Tennisbum > > > Oh, the lessons i've learned, > on the Road as it's turned, > Are many and varied, for sure. > And I thought that, perhaps, > I would share with you chaps, > What I've learned on my Life's long detour. > > I've found through the years, > as I shifted the gears > And stomped on the clutch til it's hurting, > That no matter how far > i would drive in the car, > A few things were always for certain ... > > *1. No matter how fast, you will always get passed > By someone whose hurry is greater. > And "hurry" still rhymes, at least most of the times, > With "worry". Now, what could be straighter? > > No matter how slow that you think you can go, > There's always some poke who is slower. > And the common refrain is that he's in YOUR lane, > And there's no way around him but over! > > *2. An inescapable fact I'll relate with some tact, > To let you in on a theory - > One car at a time, no matter the clime, > Is all you can drive ... ain't that dreary? > > It's so sad but it's true, for me and for you, > No matter how much we dispute it, > This one car, our own, and that car alone ... > No yelling or gestures refute it. > > *3. A fact oft ignored, as you drive in the horde - > There are many more out there than just you. > So it's well worth your while to tailor your style > Of driving to suit what they do. > > Which means to watch out for each stupid lout ... > Let "Defense!" be always your credo ... > For they all are quite blind, and not much inclined > To see you or your car or their speedo. > > *4. The fuel you consume takes up little room > And really is not very heavy, > Yet some folks obsess, to the point of high stress, > That the fuel on a trip is a levy. > > To them, it's a reason to put off the season > Of travel and camping and smiles. > But a Trip of your Life is worth more than strife > Over dollars and gallons and miles. > > *5. The place that you go, no matter how slow, > Is a Result ... of the Trip that you're after, > But The Trip, on its own, will always have grown > Into Memories, hopefully Laughter. > > And these memories last, as they fade into Past, > And, although this is just speculation, > Your Trip, you will find, unless you are blind, > Is more important than your Destination. >


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