BOB WOMBACHER
Page, Arizona
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A "Stock" Quotation
As a rural reporter
Just nosing around,
A prosperous rancher
Was someone I found.
Those years spent in sunshine
And clean desert air
Foreshadowed his being
A rich millionaire.
"And what is your secret,"
I asked, hoping he's
The kind who will share it,
Percentage-wise, please.
"Well now," said the rancher,
"Say 10-percent luck,
And eighty hard labor,
Just me and my truck.
'Bout forty the weather,
(Assuming it rains),
And, putting it bluntly,
The rest, simply, brains."© 2004, Bob Wombacher
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Taking Stock
Counting cows from a moo-ving train
Can blow your mind and fry your brain.
We're sure to find a better way
To cattle-log those beasts some day.
But one solution comes to mind;
No udder method need you find.
Count all the hooves,
While keeping score;
Then add 'em up, divide by four.© 2004, Bob Wombacher
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About Bob Wombacher:
I was born and raised in a small northern Minnesota town called Proctor, just outside Duluth. For the past 26 years I've lived in an equally-small town called Page, Arizona, just a couple of miles from beautiful Lake Powell. I have three grown sons scattered from coast to coast, each operating his own business. My business is running my small overnight facility -- Bashful Bob's Motel in Page. I lead a very quiet life. My wife and I divorced in 1979, shortly after I moved to Arizona from Colorado. In addition to my time in Minnesota, I've lived in Iowa, Nebraska (but just barely: in South Sioux City), California, Wisconsin (Madison) and briefly in the U.P. of Michigan. I'm a veteran of the U.S. Army, having participated in the occupation of Japan shortly after the end of WWll. I like shooting video, writing humorous (I hope) verse, bicycling, and meeting and corresponding with people via e-mail (bashfulbobmotel@webtv.net).
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