Luck
Today’s Friday 13th. Or so goes the old saw. If it weren’t for bad luck. I’d have no luck at all. I had a friend once tell me. To not believe in luck. Instead work toward a goal. To keep from getting stuck. The goal is just a waypoint. The …
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Memorial Day 2014
Memorial Day kicks off the summer season and I’m glad. Veteran’s who have died would not think that that’s all bad. Honor those this day that served and died to keep us free. Be proud of them and wish they were still here with you and me. Think of them …
I got the airport pneumonia and the TSA blues
Was in Kansas for a week that is all. My fun meter at its peak and it’s tall. Don’t know how much more of this I can do. I got the airport pneumonia and the TSA blues. It was a technical conference that’s all. About engines that we all overhaul. …
Cheesecake
I ate cheesecake for supper. It’s really good for you. It’s full of cheese and cake. Straw-berries on top too. Straw is full of fiber. Berries vitamins. I’m in so deep if I come up too fast I’ll get the bends.
The simple life
My dad taught me to look at the sky. On the porch we’d eat ice milk he’d buy. If it stormed too much we’d go in, or sometimes just let it go by. With a ladder we’d look at the stars, and steady binoculars on Mars. We looked toward the …
Limericks
People express themselves beautifully. I keep on writing foolishly. I’ll never catch up. With the real poets. Limericks have to do it for me.
Sicker than a Dog
Whoever coined the term “I’m sicker than a dog”. Either never owned one or their head was in a fog. I’ve owned a lot of dogs and even when they’re sick. If they complain at all, it’s a very little bit. Contrast that with humans, they let you know for …