Thoughts Into Words : Mark Ridings : 9781532337079 : 1532337078 : 31 May 2017 : Through the years I have jotted down some thoughts in poems, songs, and such just for my own amusement, or the amusement of friends, or to express some thought I was having at the time. Some I have shared and some I have not, mainly because I thought no one but myself would be interested in reading my rambling. They were scattered here, there, and everywhere, either in a computer file (under who knows what name) or on a scrap of paper thrown in an old file folder. For years my son, Mark, has encouraged me to get all my "stuff" together and publish a book so that he or other members of our family could read them. He persisted and finally I acquiesced . So, if you happen to be reading this book, I hope you find something that pleases you, or just makes you think, or makes you laugh. At least you will probably get an insight into how my mind works. If no one ever reads it and it gathers dust on some obscure