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Getting From a To B

On the old scale of one to ten Today has been bout a four Won't explain, just one of those days Had 'em many times before To expect every day to be a ten You're dreaming, it ain't gonna be Ups and downs are what life's about Come down from your perch in a tree This is it from here on in Must learn to live through the strife The alternative ain't too appealing to me Really it's a very small price To feel the warmth of a summer's day The crispness of another fall The bite of yet another winter's day Then spring, that's the joy it all When you really take stock of what life's about It's getting from “A” to “B” With the least amount of hassle and strife Just being happy and free To raise a family and hope you did it right While building your own little castle Living and loving as we travel life's roads Without too much of a hassle On the old scale of one to ten If you can say it was eight or better You've had a good life, better than average You've successfully balanced the ledger © Jack Ellison 2015

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Date: 1/28/2015 12:31:00 PM
Nothing a little trip to the gym can't cure...just for a tour...to check out the equipment if you know what I mean....cheers
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Jack Ellison
Date: 1/28/2015 12:40:00 PM
Been riding my NordicTrack for over 4 years now! 20 minutes a day ... may missed only a couple of dozen days over that time! Not bad eh!!! So my equipment is still doing fine!
Date: 1/28/2015 7:49:00 AM
January's been tough with meds and Mr. Kitty. But Dragon know life goes on. It'll be a beautiful 51 today with blue skies, and Dragon, of course. I tend to think of it as a day of Dragon with a touch of penguins... We're thinking of visiting the museum to see if Dragon recognizes any of his relatives... NOT! But it out to be interesting, anyway. May have to work on that poem a while to dig up some good action adventure. Did you like 'Zombie The Musical'. My son likes Chuck Norris so added him.
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Date: 1/28/2015 8:09:00 AM
YIKES! 51 degrees... I wish! Enjoy! xxx

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