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TAP N` READ SAMPLE POEM
The Walnut Shell
Half a walnut shell,
looking very swell.
My little walnut boat,
how it likes to float.
It is a perfect size,
for my birthday prize.
I spin all around,
it is very sound.
Floating on the water,
it gets much hotter.
I ended my little ride,
and became normal size.
I watched the shell go away,
I’ll do it again another day.
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About my 1949 Ford
In 1968, I bought it for $250.00, and in 1969, the clutch stopped working, right next to a car repair business.
I pushed my forty-niner into the business, and the car mechanic hoisted it into the air to take a look. He saw that the cotter pin was missing from the clutch rod and the clutch pedal.
He told me, "It will take 5 minutes to replace the pin, and it'll cost eight dollars to replace."
I shouted, “Eight Bucks." Why so much?”
Being much older and taller than I, he bent down and looked me in the eye.
He said in a firm, calm voice, “Calm down, son. You are paying me for what I know, not what I do.”
I shrugged my shoulders, nodded my head, smiled, and meekly said, “OK.”
$8.00 was equal to four hours' pay in 1969, and I didn't have a spare cotter pin in my pocket. I was sure the pin cost less than five cents, but eight dollars for labor? That felt like Highway Robbery to me.
I bought my ’49 Ford in March of 1968, from a guy who needed money for taxes. It was my first car, and in 1969, it got me to work on time.
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
I cropped the photo to make it look closer.
We were there on May 16th, 2025, and saw the action.
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of places I have visited.
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