His hair is awful messy His skin is awfully thin If I could make a wager I’d say he won’t get in Gadzooks and glorioski! I guess I had it wrong But based on that announcement I predict he won’t last long Oh sure, the early polling Has got him at the top But by [...]
Every builder knows Who builds with wood or brick No roof can be too sure No wall can be too thick A movement of the earth Or accident of men That place the building stood Is empty once again A potter with his kiln A sculptor with his hand They know what they invent Can [...]
To everyone except The most post-partisan observer I think we’ll soon be calling this “The Summer of the Server” As we can all attest No matter what our rank or station Technology holds equal parts Of progress and frustration I’ve tweeted things, regretfully I quickly wished I didn’t And curse Comcast because My internet is [...]
When will we rise in passion Oh, what will bring the day Could it be when the Leadership Can tell us what to say? Or will the barque of tyranny At last begin to sink That fateful day the Leadership Can tell us what to think (Just as they set the quota On the ounces [...]
Chief among all The protective charms Is the shielding strength Of a mother’s arms Or a wily wizard Might effect escape With a whispered spell Or a crafty cape Apart from those options Every child discovers How to hide from monsters Under the covers From the richest monarch To the poorest waif We all require [...]
It seems to me today That one quite lucrative career Is whispering advice Straight to a politician’s ear Some candidates set sail And see at once their ship is sinking They need a gentle voice to tell them What they should be thinking Young slicks with dirty tricks And tactics downright reprehensible Will, when the [...]
Since caveman’s entertainment Most bankable commodities Are peeks at the unusual Assorted, sordid oddities The giant and the pygmy Will get us all a ’gawking About these jests of nature It’s clear we can’t stop talking Some might be proven hoaxes By any, canny scholar And yet, for just a visit Barnum made a dollar [...]
Facts, it’s said, are stubborn things We simply have to face them Except, of course, by happenstance When other facts replace them But when I view the current crop The fact of which I’m certain Is, in the Democratic camp, No one’s behind the curtain If all you talking heads agree Don’t speak, just simply [...]
If I were asked to speak To students earning their degree Ive thought a lot about The kind of speech that it would be One thing I know for certain It wont be about me A topic I considered That quickly I rejected Was how I missed the NHL Because Ive long suspected Im not [...]
As we prepare for battle And the campaign trail approaches I say the whole dang country Should be run by college coaches They take on raw recruits And then they turn them into winners Let’s let them work their magic On Obama’s rank beginners Their staffs, who’re taking over When this current group’s departed Will [...]