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 ...
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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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