Personal Poetry

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Friday, November 18, 2011

On sherrilynn3's blogging/clogging association

A dance, perhaps, or maybe a mess you made of your sink Thoughts all bollixed up Dumped in the sink But will not go down Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

There's Going To Be Some Talking Tonight

There's Going To Be Some Talking Tonight There's going to be some talking tonight. It'll be nonsense to my ears. Not much different, perhaps in kind, From what I've heard for years. There's going to be some nonsense tonight. Let's be frank about it, let's. All blather foaming in a fright; Put down... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

What is not discussed

There is only ONE race of people on the globe: the HUMAN race. This scientific fact has been recognized, at least intuitively, in most of the United States EXCEPT for the Solid DEMOCRATIC South. As a Yankee mutt, and a Sherman to boot, I can tell you how we viewed the "race issue" in the North. It... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Coming Presidential Election

In commenting on the lamentable Republican Presidential field, some Democrats have asserted that their fellow partisans would never vote for a Republican because of the lack of support in the Republican Party for "advances" in civil rights and for Medicare. Caught up in their own rhetoric, these... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

This economist disagrees

I heard a report on the radio this morning where an economist claimed that "no economist believes that Greece can repay its debt". While I agree that this is true under the current monetary system imposed on Greece by its membership in the Eurozone, I disagree that it remains true in all... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

A Home in which to Live

There's no there there. - Gertrude Stein MARY: D-E-A-R Uncle Archie, How are you? I'm fine. Everybody else is too. Please come home. ARCHIBALD: Home. I have no home. MARY: Martha says that you're in Paris. ARCHIBALD: It's a house, child. MARY: Is that very far away? ARCHIBALD: It's just a house,... Sign in to see full entry.

Got into Work Late, but not too Late

Got into Work Late, but not too Late I got distracted from the clock I know it's on the lower right of my screen while I write some boilerplate which might prove at the end of a sleepless night where opportunities knock but now I must head out to my job where the payments pay the freight though at a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Two Different Tax Reforms

The issue in New Jersey has been the property tax for a good while. I suggested one reform about five years ago, while the second came to me when trying to implement a home finance reform. The second expects that the first did not come to fruition. 1. Eliminate the property tax and pay for school... Sign in to see full entry.

My Life in Simile

After working like a dog I sleep like a log Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

A Flock of Souls (written shortly after September 11, 2001)

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