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  • Roolz…

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    I am powerful busy right now.

    I have to cap off a manuscript and have it in by deadline on Tuesday. I have work to do in the garden. Family obligations. A honey-do list as long as the Missouri Revised Statutes A-Z Unabridged… And about 72,000 other sundry things to do before I get back in front of the keyboard and hammer out another manuscript that is due later this year.

    What with this being a holiday weekend, one would think I’d be relaxing. But no… Too much to do, not enough time to do it.

    But that got me to thinking. I know, dangerous. I agree. But it happens every now and then. What’s really scary is that it only tangentially relates to the litany above…

    So, this thinking… You see, I recently presented my ethics workshop at PUF, and then ended up in a discussion with Missus Loota-Chack (AKA – Anastasia “The A-Bomb”) about ethics. One of the things is that it all comes down to a set of rules. Sort of like those pirate guidelines, ya’know?

    At any rate, we all need some rules to live by and that is what spurred my thinking. After much aspirin to quell the headache that ensued (from all that thinking) it finally dawned on me. A truly great philosopher of our day has already provided us with the necessary wisdom to successfully navigate this thing we call life. A simple set of rules that, when followed, will keep you worry free and as close to bliss as any one person can truly hope to be.

    I would like to impart those rules to you now…

    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    Ya can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage
    Ya can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage
    Ya can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
    Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it

    Well, ya can’t go a-swimmin’ in a baseball pool
    Ya can’t go swimmin’ in a baseball pool
    Ya can’t go swimmin’ in a baseball pool
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    Ya can’t change film with a kid on your back
    Ya can’t change film with a kid on your back
    Ya can’t change film with a kid on your back
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    Ya can’t drive around with a tiger in your car
    Ya can’t drive around with a tiger in your car
    Ya can’t drive around with a tiger in your car
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
    Knuckle down, buckle down do it, do it, do it

    Well, ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    Ya can’t go fishin’ in a watermelon patch
    Ya can’t go fishin’ in a watermelon patch
    Ya can’t go fishin’ in a watermelon patch
    But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to

    Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd…

    Roger Miller had it all figured out. There… Now go forth and be blissful… And leave your roller skates at home.

    More to come…

    Murv