Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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We are the World
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“There comes a time when we heed a certain callWhen the world must come together as one…We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start giving” In my position in Worldwide Product Safety with the Merck pharmaceutical company, I got to…
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Time Waits for No One
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“Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on byYes, as we’re sated in leisure, we watch it flyAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meTime can tear down a building or destroy a woman’s…
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The Man in the Mirror
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“I’m gonna make a changeFor once in my lifeIt’s gonna feel real goodGonna make a differenceGonna make it rightAs I turn up the collar onMy favorite winter coatThis wind is blowin’ my mindI see the kids in the streetWith not enough to eatWho am I, to be blind pretending not…
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The Times, They Are A Changing
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“The line it is drawn, the curse it is castThe slowest now will later be fastAs the present now will later be pastThe order is rapidly fadin’And the first one now will later be last‘Cause the times, they are a-changin’” Bob Dylan (1963) My Grandpop Leitmeyer was born in 1900.…
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Our House, In the Middle of Our Street
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“Father wears his Sunday bestMother’s tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister’s sighing in her sleepBrother’s got a date to keepHe can’t hang aroundOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our…Our house it has a crowdThere’s always something happeningAnd it’s usually…
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1973 – I Never Knew Me A Better Time
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“Crocodile Rocking is something shockingWhen your feet just can’t keep stillI never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will”– Crocodile Rock (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) As a child, I would listen to the radio with my portable cassette player at my side, hitting “record” whenever a song…
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In Memoriam – Drink A Beer
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“When I got the news todayI didn’t know what to saySo I just hung up the phoneI took a walk to clear my headThis is where the walkin’ leadCan’t believe you’re really goneDon’t feel like goin’ homeSo I’m gonna sit right hereOn the edge of this pierAnd watch the sunset…
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Caution: Flying Discs!
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“If you’re looking for some fun that’s out in the sun- disc golf.If you wanna exercise then you can realize disc golf.When you’re down on your luck and don’t have a buck- disc golf.In our community we play for free- disc golf.If you can throw a disc than you can…
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We Are The Boys of 160
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“We are the boys of 160 you hear so much about,The people stop and stare at us whenever we go out.Oh, we’re not a bit stuck up about the clever things we do,Most everybody likes us and we hope you like us too.Oh, as we go marching, as the band…
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Saying Goodbye to My Living Room
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“I’d walk for miles, I’d walk for miles just to see you smile againGive away all I have if I thought it would bring you backDreaming calls you to my mind, every day I wait to findin the garden that we grew there’s a rose there just for youDown the…