March 21 - A Poem About Billi Pod

Hello my loyal and faithful readers. I want to thank all of you who took the time and made the effort to send me emails, texts, postings and snail mail in response to my 20th AA Birthday on March 18th, they were all so very special to me.

Now, I want to share with you something very special, at least special to me - a poem written by Ginger Flowers of Atlanta, GA, a former High School girlfriend and now Best Friend Forever (make that ... and Forever) entitled: “From Dorm Room to Penthouse in Ten Short Years,” or, “A Special Poem for Bill's 20th AA Anniversary.” The reference to “Dorm Room” is about the 4th floor walkup studio apartment on E. 53rd Street where I was living 10 years ago, before moving to E. 51st Street and then to 420 W. 42nd Street on June 1, 2009.

Anyway, here it is totally unedited and in the exact form as sent to me:

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“From Dorm Room to Penthouse in Ten Short Years

or

A Special Poem for Bill's 20th AA Anniversary”

He's at a theater or a concert most of his nights

Days are for museums and only-in-NY sights

Season tickets to this, season tickets to that

- and of course to the Yankees in that ubiquitous hat

He's comfortable on the subway; dislikes taking cabs

He's grateful for his doctors; he's sick of all the labs

Household necessities are within two blocks

(except for the subway station where he buys his socks)

He risks The Norris Travel Curse when he travels by air

But he'll leave The Big Apple for events special and rare

Like, to visit his family or check London theater's latest rave

Currently his dreaded birthdays are in Paris with friend Dave

Walking on water? That's so old hat!

Bill Norris can now walk on ice - how about that?

He compulsively lists what he's seen and done

Before sharing totals though, he omits one under "Fun"

Always leading with his pecker; he lets the chips fall where they may

- and they fell on number 20 this Very Special Day.

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What can I say except Thank You Honey!! I love you lots and lots and lots..

Go Gators!!

Billi Pod

“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.”