David Lawrence

Posted on: Sep 07, 2023 at 10:59 AM

GO BILLS!

We’re members of Bills’ Mafia - we tailgate breaking tables,
We’re loyal, proud & passionate and sometimes not too stable.
We used to rock ‘The Rock Pile’ cheering Sestak and Maguire,
Cookie, Kemp, Dubenion, and drinking Jennys by the hour.

Marv Levy and the K-Gun got the Bills back in the fight,
Just to go and break our hearts when Norwood kicked ‘wide-right.’
But there’s a brand new generation laser focused on their mission,
Milano, Diggs & Allen burn with Super Bowl ambition.

Cheering for the Buffalo Bills sometime requires freezin’,
And we ignore the year before because THIS is our season!
We’re members of Bills’ Mafia - we tailgate breaking tables,
And we’ll always cheer for Buffalo just as long as we are able!

Posted on: May 24, 2023 at 11:06 PM

Hey Barbara

I think some of our classmates MIGHT be interested in submitting something to a 'Time Capsule' for the Kenmore West class of 2065. Not sure how it would work. No one would appreciate digging up the lawn in front of the school!
I was thinking of a digital archive. The phots of old toys got me thinking about it. What do think?

Alumni could submit stories about what school was like back in the 20th century. Our favorite class, favorite teacher, or favorite activity. Favorite jokes, even. We all remember when men landed on the moon, when JFK was assassinated, When the Berlin Wall came down. What was life like before TV? Before VCRs? Before, gasp, computers?


Just throwing out ideas. I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now, but we keep losing classmates.

Let me know what you think. (I started to reply to your comment and messed it up! Thanks)

Posted on: May 24, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

The nightmare of winter
has melted away,
And the hair on your noggin
Is still very grey.
Bur forget all the ailments
And feel something new,
There’s a red kite up dancing
In the sky azure blue.

The great summer kickoff
Is finally here,
So fire up the charcoal,
Lets down a few beers!
We’ll go on a picnic,
Invite all our friends!
And hope that the sunshine
And fun never ends!

But always remember
That Freedom’s not Free,
Brave souls fought and died
For our Liberty.
The freedom to vote,
The freedom of speech,
And the freedom to frolic
All day at the beach.
So just take a moment
And remember to say,
How grateful you are
This Memorial Day!

- David

Posted on: Mar 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM

Congressional Prayer

Guns are made for mass destruction,
That's their one and only function,
The NRA funds our obstruction,
Murder measures our corruption.

Amen

Don't blow out candles on the cake,
Consider first
The Wish you make.

Take a breath,
And think things through,
Sometimes Wishes
DO come true!

Happy Birthday Linda!

Posted on: Dec 29, 2022 at 9:40 AM

Here comes another New Year’s Eve,
A time to cheer and a time to grieve.

Regardless of your circumstance,
A new year brings a second chance.

The future is a mystery,
But the prologue is your history.

So ponder all the days gone by,
Every who, what, where & why.

But don’t get lost down memory lane,
Tomorrow’s coming like a runaway train.

Happy New Year!

Posted on: Nov 28, 2022 at 11:49 PM

Thank you Pat! You probably don't remember me from the one class we were in together. (Don't remember which one!) I remember you as being one of the smartest and nicest people at West.

Posted on: Nov 24, 2022 at 12:02 AM

Over the river and through the wood,
Arriving on time the way we should,
Proper etiquette is understood,
When we celebrate Thanksgiving!

We get together once a year,
For football games and drinking beer,
Two traditions we hold dear,
When we celebrate Thanksgiving!

We gather friends and family around,
A glorious feast meant to astound,
For joy and laughter doth abound,
When we celebrate Thanksgiving!

So always remember & never forget,
The love you give is the love you get,
So give your Thanks without regret,
When we celebrate Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Larry!
How did we get so OLD?! Hope you had a great day...

Happy Birthday Jim!
Hope you're enjoying the slow march toward decrepitude.
Or, in my case, not so slow.
Have a blast!

thank you so much! Wonderful hearing from you Susan. Hope everything is better than great!

Posted on: Mar 26, 2022 at 4:33 AM

Nice to hear from you! Glad you liked it. Yes, it's original, but I'm retired so I've got plenty of time.
Hope your new year really is a delight!

Posted on: Jan 18, 2021 at 8:49 AM

AMERICAN BLUES
Reflections On A Riot

We should have seen it coming,
This Yankee grifter’s con,
Trump never wanted ‘President,’
His goal was ‘Genghis Don.’

He’s a twisted psychopath,
Who lies without abatement,
But without a moral compass,
Rock bottom has sub-basements.

He’s hunkered in a bunker now,
And never wants to leave,
Joe crushed him in a landslide,
But still he can’t concede.

While Covid-19 rages on,
Killing thousands everyday,
Donnie can’t be bothered,
“I’ve got more golf to play!”

Now millions of Americans,
No longer have a job,
Peter’s broke and so is Paul,
There’s no one left to rob.

“There was wide-spread voter fraud,”
– Though evidence is diddly –
“I’m the victim and I’m sure,
“That I won rather bigly.”

So he summoned all his lemmings,
Those whacky cracker backers,
To overthrow the Capitol,
And execute the slackers.

America has been torn apart,
Without a rhyme or reason,
Trump’s denying everything,
But should be tried for treason.

Don could stem the madness now,
Begin to clear the air,
Admit there was no voter fraud,
And Joe won fair and square.

We must start to heal the wounds,
Earn back each other’s trust,
For we have met the enemy,
And the enemy is us.