Show Going back to school isn't so tough People do it every fall Been doing it for years Why they even went back to school when I was a kid True it was a little different then Mother was directing a rat- rat race in those days Six kids to togo togo togo go all of whom seemed utterly incapable of preparing a lunch in a out boiled-out tobacco carton which the grocer grudgingly supplied Tobacco was greatly sinful but Mother boiled the hell out of those tin boxes Incapable of getting dressed getting the hair combed picking up books which had been brought home but never popped No wonder Mot Mother her always commented commented commented com com- wed we'd try the patience of Job was the mag magic i c word If we left home at hap pass we could make the two miles by 9 o'clock One of my sisters was here from California California California Cali Cali- fornia over the week end and the ensuing reminiscences brought chuckles and a little throat- throat ache When I was quite young my sisters taught me to tat Whatever Whatever Whatever What What- ever happened to tatting If I could find a shuttle I would gladly rim a couple of hankies for you complete with That's pronounced punk kind of like peek hole and its it's a tiny ring on a big ring for purposes of pretty Tatting has apparently been re replaced replaced replaced re- re placed by c crocheting roc h e tin g which seems rather too bad in a way unless you hap happen pen to like crocheted stuff Right now it would be nice niceto niceto niceto to tat for purposes of mental therapy it might clear ones one's mind of the resentments caused by people who t try ry to turn f friends against one the pity for Gov Romney who surely couldn't possibly have such stupid ad advisors advisors advisors ad- ad visors the fuming rage at that Milwaukee priest who must be defying his advisors Oh well Things are tough all allver Dyer Dver I always say If you happened to talk to My Sister Helen she may have told you a few things about me and school which I hereby deny That they c closed 1 0 sed and condemned condemned con con- Oak Creek school when I left the eighth grade That I was a grade school drop At least twice a year That I had to stay in in so often that Mother usually packed my supper also That in the seventh grade I tried to drop out to let the teacher catch up That when I last visited Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Neb Neb- I put a big sign over Oak OakCreek OakCreek OakCreek Creek school saying Lon and II Dora McConaughy's youngest slept here That the only known faculty strike of those days was week a after school started and the teacher working for 50 a month plus board and room said she would put up with me for seven hours a day but she couldn't stand me around the house too She moved down the road about a mile Like I said dont don't believe a word of it Its It's 0 only n 1 y half true Mac |