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To celebrate "Take a Hike Day", we revisit a graphic and poem from 2004.

Graphic by Billie

Down The Road

I’m setting up some real estate,
For a special breed of folks,
The kind who think the rest are all,
Somewhat pathetic jokes.

The sort of person who,
Just wants to be left alone.
And who can get on fine if he,
Is stuck out on his own.

I’m talking about curmudgeons,
A classless sort of class.
The ones who, when you try to help,
Tell you to ... take a pass.

They aren’t the devilish kind of folks,
Nor angels, you can tell,
They don’t get on with people types,
But they don’t belong in Hell.

So I’m setting up a place nearby,
The climate’s not so good.
But the understanding is,
It’s for the misunderstood.

They’ll have their books, and poetry,
And other things they like,
And prominently stated in the yard,
The sentiment, “Take a Hike!”

They like to be alone, you see,
And they’re content with that,
So if you have a nominee,
Then you can pass the hat.

We’ll solve a problem in this way,
And another thing that’s swell,
Is if some lost souls ventured by,
They’d be told ... directions well.

NicknamedBob . . . . . March 14, 2004
© 2004 - 2008

It's funny how we forget some of the older poems and graphics - UNTIL WE SEE THEM AGAIN! :) I remember that I spent hours and hours looking for the right graphic to illustrate Bob's cute poem - nothing stood out until that desolate, rundown piece of ‘real estate’! Then it didn't take much to get rid of other distractions and ‘put the graffiti’ on the wall. :)

Hey all!

Got my laptop, and I absolutely love it! Talk about a kid in a candy shop! A very ignorant kid—I’m having a ball but it takes some getting used to. No trouble getting on and I’m sitting in the den with hubby instead of my usual corner. :)

Went to Raleigh for the weekend, got to see my new nephew. He’s a doll.

Thanks for the pings, everybody.