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The contents of the “Weekly Feature” page are provided to you for your entertainment, amusement, and perhaps information. Here you may find articles of interest, pictures, historical information on the Club, or whatever shuffles to the top of the pile on our desk. The only defined characteristic of this space is that we will make every effort to change/replace it around the middle of each week. Thank you for visiting, and please stop by again. Click on any photo to see it larger in a separate window.

Advance Notice

Prowling the mental corridors, parting the cobwebs as we go, it was decided to begin this week’s exercise with a bit of a disclaimer written a few years ago as a forward to a collection, or perhaps better said, simply an accumulation of written material that was being assembled. In part, the piece read as follows:

“ Perhaps because this process was not begun until I had entered my second half-century, I discovered that it was easier to do this than it was to dig, plant, fix, paint, repair, or do many of the manual labor tasks that I should be doing as a productive member of society. With that realization, the process was begun, and with no particular deadline or schedule, has continued on at it’s random pace. Some of the pieces were written in response to current events, some as playful jabs at friends, some as personal reflections on life, and some just because I couldn’t sleep. I make no claim that the following material displays talent, expertise, inspiration, or art, only that they amuse me. I further claim indifference if they offend any that may read. By way of explanation, any merit the reader may find within, I attribute to the inherited gifts of my father’s fondness for a well-turned phrase, and my mother’s unrelenting school teacher’s ethics. I view positive reaction from others as an unexpected bonus, but continue on in its absence, just the same. By way of apology for my shortcomings, I offer the following excerpt from my favorite poet, Robert E. Service:”

Ah yes, I know my brow is low
And often wished it high
So that I might, with rapture write
An epic of the sky;
A poem cast in contour vast;
Of fabled gods and fays
A classic screed that few would read
Yet nearly all would praise.

With all of that as a preface to any non hobby-related material you may find on this page in future weeks, mindful of the holiday season at hand, and anticipating the upcoming presidential campaign (usually a wealth of material to be found there) we begin with the following offering:

GIFTED
By Frank Young
The Christmas toy, that object of joy
That calls out to every child
They can’t get enough, of that wonderful stuff
That under the tree will be piled
Perhaps they are needy, or maybe just greedy
It’s all the same in the end
Till the big day arrives, they can barely survive
And they all know Santa’s their friend
Sweaters from Granny, or maybe not any
Thing they had really desired
But the smile’s just as wide, when the ribbon’s untied
They’ll think the old elf was inspired
The kids of today, some people would say
Are not like the children of old
Their lives are more hectic, their toys all electric
And over the internet sold
But look in their eyes, the excitement will rise
To a lofty new crescendo
When they pull off the wrap, and find in their lap
The latest new toy from Nintendo

 

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