Happy Birthday, Lee!
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