From the mind of Paul Jensen:?Twas Server Reboot WednesdayAnd all through the

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, December 19, 2007

From the mind of Paul Jensen:?Twas Server Reboot WednesdayAnd all through the houseNot a computer was stirringNo keyboard, no mouseThe computers were logged offWith love and with careIn the hopes St. System AdminWould soon be thereThe reps were nestledAll snug in their bedsAs their happy hour cocktailsDanc?d in their headsAnd I with my glassesMy coffee and capHad just settled inFor a Wednesday night napWhen out in the officeThere arose such a clatterI sprang from my deskAnd said, ?What the f**k? I?m trying to sleep here!?When, what to my wandering eyes did I see?It was Republican hopeful Mike Huckabee!He brushed fresh white snow off his navy blue suitAnd said, ?Hiya, Paul! Can I help you reboot??I nodded — ?I guess? — and that pleased old MikeAnd together we upgraded servers and the likeAnd we rebooted, rebooted, and rebooted untilThe server room was silent, quiet and stillMike said, ?Well that?s done? as he put on his coat?Merry Christmas, young admin — and don?t forget to vote!?It was then I woke upStill slumped in my chairIt had all been a dreamHuckabee never was thereAnd yet (and you might find thisHard to believe)All the servers were rebootedI was now free to leaveAnd I?ll never forgetAs I started to goThere — in the hallway — faint traces of snow