A Teddy Bear Does Not Depend Upon

Dads Are Most Ordinary Men Turned By Love Into Heroes, Adventurers, Story-tellers, Singers Of Songs.

Music Speaks Of Platonic Truth - The Ideal River Rather Than The Polluted Reality, Love As We Dream It Rather Than We Experience It, Grief Noble And Uplifting Rather Than Our Distracted Weeping. It Is Necessary To Our Survival And Our Sanity.

Brooks Too Wide For Our Leaping, Hedges Far To High. Loads Too Heavy For Our Moving, Burdens Too Cumbersome For Us To Bear. Distances Far Beyond Our Journeying. The Horse Gave Us Mastery.

The Trouble With Sharing One's Bed With Cats Is That They'd Rather Sleep On You Than Beside You.

Sisters Annoy, Interfere, Criticize. Indulge In Monumental Sulks, In Huffs, In Snide Remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize The Bathroom. Are Always Underfoot. But If Catastrophe Should Strike, Sisters Are There. Defending You Against All Comers.