Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:07:15 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: an udder Phrydaye Phollidae ...
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Joel;
I don't know how you do it but you do...
Best,
Jim
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lovely Joel, thank you.
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:11 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.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
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