I thought I was going to successfully complete my voyage on Spaceship Earth without having to deal with John Milton, but no. However, it turned out to be a pretty interesting experience. I was recently introduced a section of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, where Satan seduced Eve. Art derived from Paradise Lost Gustave Doré We’re […]
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We were saddened to recently learn of the passing of Jerrold Laurence Samuels (May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023), better known as Napoleon XIV Jerrold was probably best known for his 1966 top-40 hit “They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha Haaa!” “Half a million copies in five days.” = 500,000 / (5 * […]
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Haiku and Not Haiku
Big WLBOTT thanks to UC#3 for today’s BLOTT Citizens of WLBOTT – Since we have a worldly cohort (a fancy new term I’ve learned by hanging around academics lately..), I would like to follow up with the Kauai chickens. Kauai is super laid back, not overly touristy , and the residents just coexist with feral […]
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Potpourri
[thanks to UC#1 and Spousal Unit, along with UC#3, the Thursday Morning Poetry Appreciation Circle, and Mother Nature for today’s BLOTT] ¡Que lluvia! First, thanks to Mother Nature: First rains in two and a half months, with 100°+ (F), (310.98°+ (K) during most of July and August. UC#1’s Spousal Unit may have had enough! The […]
[thanks to UC#3 for his contribution] …. and the corollary is probably true, also. Former machinistModifies his vehicleTo haul his pet steer? Their once was a farmer from Nebraska Is he as looney as he seems, I ask ya?Driving a steer around in a Crown VicHope the steer doesn’t kick or get sick What’s next, driving around his […]
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Limerick Laureate
[Thanks to WLBOTT Limerick Laureate and Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s post.] Rudy There once was a famous New York personWho was the hero of the regionBut he went in with TrumpAnd fell on his rumpAnd now he will end his days in prison Texas, my Texas It’s difficult to be in the Texas populationWe have a horrible […]
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Coincidence
Bob Dylan’s It’s All Over Now Baby Blue has always fascinated me. I liked the seeming disjointed word-play and odd imagery. The line “take what you have gathered from coincidence” seems to pop into my head at odd times. I’d always thought it meant something like… It’s All Over Now Baby Blue by Bob Dylan […]
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Haiku!
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s BLOTT. Barbie is back baby!Current female role modelWhat is up with Ken Fulton defendantsTake a perp walk to intakeTrump raises more money 3rd Party Haiku…..
I have just recently learned of the songwriters and performers Lou & Peter Berryman. Wow! Could they be part of our karass? They have a song called “Twine Boy“. Busy, busy, busy. When Did We Have Sauerkraut? – Peter Berryman , Lou Berryman Come on in and have a chairToday’s the day I clean the […]
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Not Haiku
A Chat With Your Mother by Lou and Peter Berryman Oh, the pirates in their fetid galleons, daggers in their skivvies,With infected tattooed fingers on a blunderbuss or two;Signs of scurvy in their eyes, only mermaids on their minds;It’s from them I would expect to hear the F-word, not from you. Chorus (repeated after each […]