Five for This Week

DC There’s sewage flooding through DC Sludge and poop and goo And now I’m reading in the news A pipe has broken too   O Canada They haven’t got the Stanley Cup They don’t have Women’s gold But if you need some comfort Take your comfort in the cold...

February 13th (or… Is Anybody Buying This?)

Calendars are useful To mark the times and seasons To plan for festive holy days And many other reasons   But there are dates we contemplate Which pop up during the year Only known and notable For generating fear   The first and foremost morning Recognized...

All Politics is Local

I’ve never told this story And as i was going through it I thought that if I ever did Now was the time to do it   In LA, there are Councils And voters make a choice Of unpaid representatives To give our “hood” its voice   They run for the position Well...