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All Hail the King Song All hail the King. All hail the Mighty. All hail the Strong. All hail the Wise. For when He comes, we will go. Wherever He goes, we will follow. For He is King and we are His followers. All hail the King! All hail the Mighty! All hail! All hail the Wise! All hail the Strong! We call Him Jesus. Some call Him Savior. Some call Him King.

Ode to the Soccer Field (a playful love poem)   If you’re not from the soccer field, You don’t know the sweat and tears, The tackles and kicks, And GOALS!   If you’re not from the soccer field, You don’t know the mud and slips, And the rain that can make everything go fast And glide on the grass.   If you’re not from the soccer field, Then you don’t know the flame and sweat And the heat that starts like this small, And then…

The challenge was to engineer a plant watering device that would keep your flower alive if you had to leave it for two weeks while you are on vacation. My design:

Lake Trout   Lake trout:  “I am the lake trout.   I am the biggest fish in Vermont. I am the king of the water, King of the fish,  The strongest.”   Prey:  “I thought the sharks were.”   Trout:  “Well, uhhhh . . . . They are all blue.  They can’t be trusted.  Wait, can’t I just eat YOU?”   Prey:  “I don’t think that’s wise.”   Trout:  “I don’t care.  I’m hungry.”   Prey:  “Wait!  NNnnnnoo . . . .”   Trout:  “Yum.  Fish. …