Dust if you must but wouldn’t it be better,
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.
[Thanks for the reminder, Sue. Remember, a house becomes a home when you can
write “I love you” on the furniture! But not the date!]
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Answers to “Sporty Nicknames”
Jim Grant (baseball) – Mudcat
Ron Jaworski (football) -The Polish Rifle
Willie Mays (baseball) – Say Hey Kid
Michael Jordan (basketball) – Air
Lou Gehrig (baseball) – Iron Horse
George Lemon (basketball) – Meadowlark
William Perry (football) – Refrigerator
Bobby Hull (hockey) – Golden Jet
Billy Johnson (football) – White Shoes
Mark Fidrych (baseball) – The Bird
Walter Payton football) – Sweetness
Mildred Didrikson (golf) – Babe
Elroy Hirsch (football) – Crazy Legs
Joe Jackson (baseball) -Shoeless
Earvin Johnson (basketball) – Magic
Deion Sanders (football/baseball) – Prime Time
Reggie Jackson (baseball) – Mr October
David Robinson (basketball) – The Admiral
Reggie White (football) – Minister of Defense
Joe Namath (football) – Broadway
Paavo Nurmi (track/field) – The Flying Finn
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given