Happy Birthday to Dave.
You may misbehave
and act like a Knave
on this great day you have.

The previous non-rhyme was inspired by the February 6 Writer's Almanac. Nothing beats driving to work feeling happy because my daughter said "Bye Daddy, have a nice day!" and then having it ruined - not by the news - not by the traffic - but by that Prince of self-satisfied smugness Garrison Eeyore. Today he managed his daily vex by stubbornly refusing to change the pronunciation of "move" or "love" in his "I am so laconic and Midwestern that I am better than you" recitation of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," by Christopher Marlowe. If I had read the poem, I would have purposely changed the pronunciation of both words to "muv" and "louve" such that the non-rhyme of the poem sticks out even worse, but that's just me.

Boy! This reminds me of all the press coverage that I got in the Thresher for making a "poorly reasoned ad-hominem attack."I wish everyday could be as great as that day.

Actually today was okay and I hope that tomorrow is even better, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Be well, do good work, and keep in touche