Teddy Bear Picnic Day

July 10, 2008

Teddy Bears gather,
In yards, in parks, with their friends,
To have a picnic.

 

Today is Teddy Bear Picnic Day.  I had several stuffed animals as a kid, but the closest I had to a Teddy Bear was a Care Bear.  Many of my stuffed animals I got out of those claw games.  I’ve become very good at them.  I can assess if it’s full enough to get things out, find likely targets, and, after a couple of tries, adjust for sideways movement on decent.  I’m not perfect at it, but I think I do well enough to make it worth my time when I decide to try.

I just remembered there’s even a song about it.  Looking at the lyrics, I’m thinking that maybe my second line should be, “In the forest, with their friends” or “In the woods, to meet their friends”.