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Last night we helped celebrate Lee Hinde’s 0×32nd birthday at the home of Julie and John Steele. John had previously requested some of us to prepare remarks for the appropriate moment. In a fit of ego, I volunteered. Here are my two contributions.

Apologies to Mr. Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never be

As witty as my friend Lee

His cultural proficiency

Outshines mine, it’s plain to see

His eclectic iTunes ‘list

I only sometimes get the gist

And references to TV shows

I try to fake it, but I think he knows

But he’s always quick to share

and alleviate my dumbstruck stare

the meaning of the subtle twist

or strange allusion that I missed

For that’s his nature, that’s his way

He’s Lee — I like him that way!

Apologies to Dr. Seuss

One Fish, Two Fish

Red Fish, Democrat

White Fish, Green Fish

Where did I leave my phone at?

Black fin, Bluefin

Where has all the sushi been?

White sock, Red sock

Yellow sock, Birkenstock!

Grey beard, big grin

Maybe there’s a double chin!

Some are thin, some are fat

The fat one wears a fedora hat

This one has a hybrid car

He’ll take you there, if it’s not far.

But remember there is a fee:

Gas, grass, or Peet’s

No one rides for free!

Oh, the thoughts we share

driving through the fog

I know he’ll write them

in his blog

Here is one who ought to run

I wish he would, he’d find it fun

I do not like wingnuts and spam, he says

I do not like them

Lee, I am