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I normally do not pass these things on, but this was too creative to pass up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Sometimes, what I do or do eat seems too trivial, but we must persevere at everything - even our weight goals. Anyway, wishing you all a nice rest of the week!

A Tribute to Dr. Seuss

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> Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot,

> But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not.

> The Binch hated U.S! the whole U.S. way!

> Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say,

> It could be his turban was screwed on too tight.

> Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright

> But I think that the most likely reason of all

> May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

> But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban,

> He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban.

> "They're doing their business," he snarled from his

> perch.

> "They're raising their families! They're going to

> church!

> They're leading the world, and their empire is

> thriving,

> I MUST keep the S's and U's from surviving!"

> Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's,

> Would put on their pants and their shirts and their

> dresses,

> They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools,

> And abide by their U and S values and rules,

> And then they'd do something he liked least of all,

> Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,

> Would stand all united, each U and each S,

> And they'd sing Uville's anthem, "God bless us! God

> bless!"

> All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd stand,

> and their voices would drown every sound in the land.

> "I must stop that singing," Binch said with a smirk,

> And he had an idea--an idea that might work!

> The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning hours,

> And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers.

> "They'll wake to disaster!" he snickered, so sour,

> "And how can they sing when they can't find a tower?"

> The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their

> sleeping,

> All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping,

> Instead he heard something that started quite low,

> And it built up quite slow, but it started to grow--

> And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing...

> And he couldn't believe it--they started to sing!

> He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes,

> What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise!

> Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,

> Was singing! Without any towers at all!

> He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung!

> For down deep in the hearts of the old and the young,

> Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope and

> called Pride,

> And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside.

> So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall,

> With a hand in each hand of the tall and the small,

> And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll cope,

> For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope.

> For America means a bit more than tall towers,

> It means more than wealth or political powers,

> It's more than our enemies ever could guess,

> So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless!



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Dick Wank

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