“You are so forgetful”, Matt yelled at poor old Mabel. She had forgotten her purse Back on the restaurant table.
He had berated her Those twenty long miles back. “You’re the dumbest in the world. You’re one pancake short a stack.”
Then they pulled up in front, Mabel and old grouchy Matt, “Now [...]
Entries from February 2001 ↓
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Matt and Mabel
February 1st, 2001 — Growing Older
Thoughts on Getting a Puppy
February 1st, 2001 — Poems for Children
They told me the surely best way Of getting my very own puppy Is to ask for some other pet And not something small like a guppy.
They said don’t ask for a kitten ‘Cause that could be a mistake. Tell Mom you can’t live without A really big monstrous pet snake.
Get [...]
Arachnophobia
February 1st, 2001 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes
Little Miss Willow Sat on a pillow And there she was going to stay. But a spider beside ’er Convinced our Miss Willow That she should go elsewhere to play.
By R. Wayne Edwards
One Track Mind
February 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
There is one most talented baby Born into the world each day. Today it is going to be mine, Much to other new fathers’ dismay.
If it’s a boy, he’s going to play football, I’ll watch him on Sunday TV. I’ll brag to the guys at the office Just how much he takes [...]
Birthday Parties
February 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
I like to have neighborhood parties Celebrating my children’s birthdays. It’s not just for the kids’ benefit… Even though they’re my little sunrays.
I like to have neighborhood parties, Or to have neighbors’ kids here to dine, Just to prove to myself there’re people Who have kids who are much worse than mine.
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Wayne Edwards is a native Texan, graduate of Texas A&M University, and retired Air Force officer. He lives, with his wife Ruth, on a fish farm in Texas, in an underground house he built himself. Wayne can be reached via e-mail at 