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March 2, 2011, besides being the 218th anniversary of Sam Houston's birth and the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence, is the 107th anniversary of the birth of Theodore Seuss Giesel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. Grade schools in the area have a week of Seussian activities to encourage students to read his works, and the library has its own approach. Charlotte, the children's librarian, dresses up as the Cat in the Hat for her usual story hour this week.

The two of us who work the Bookmobile got Thing 1 and Thing 2 t-shirts to wear when we go out to the schools this week, too. I gave Kathie her choice, and as a result, I am Thing 2. As far as that goes, here is an excerpt that may apply in some way:

The Cat: Ah, yes of course. Thing 2 would like to clarify that just because he wears the number 2 does not imply in any way that he's inferior to Thing 1.
Thing 2: And all of the above.
The Cat: He says you may feel free to call him Thing A if you like. He will also accept Super Thing, Thing King, Kid Dynamite, Chocolate Thun-da or Ben.
Thing 2: Ben.
[Thing 1 jabbers incoherently]
The Cat: Thing 1 says he's Thing 1 for a reason and some people should just get used to it. It's a Thing thing, you wouldn't understand.

Although the Things are cohorts of a sort for the Cat in the Hat, we will not be pulling any wild stunts. At least not on purpose. I must admit, though, that the above conversation does bear a resemblance to some of those Kathie and I have on the Bookmobile all the time.

And, of course, for other days I have the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish tie that Peter gave me for Christmas.

One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish,
Black fish, Blue fish, Old fish, New fish.
This one has a little car.
This one has a little star.
Say! What a lot of fish there are.

Yes. Some are red, and some are blue.
Some are old and some are new.
Some are sad, and some are glad,
And some are very, very bad.
Why are they sad and glad and bad?
I do not know, go ask your dad.

Some are thin, and some are fat.
The fat one has a yellow hat.
From there to here,
From here to there,
Funny things are everywhere.
Here are some who like to run.
They run for fun in the hot, hot sun.
Oh me! Oh my! Oh me! oh my!
What a lot of funny things go by.

Some have two feet and some have four.
Some have six feet and some have more.
Where do they come from? I can't say.
But I bet they have come a long, long way.
We see them come, we see them go.
Some are fast. Some are slow.
Some are high. Some are low.
Not one of them is like another.
Don't ask us why, go ask your mother.