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.
>>
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> --
> Jake
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