Why

If you don’t bother to take the time,
To express your thoughts in rhyme,
The chances are awfully good,
You’ve not thought as much as you should.
Rhymes are fun and set the stage right,
Like lovers undressing before a fight…


Source: The Bulwark

The Juice Press

OJ was accused of killing his wife

And if found guilty would surely do life.

The case against him was solid as rock

But man he got off, and it was a crock…

The basic plan was to kick up some dust

It didn’t matter at all what was just.


Source: The New York Times

…ironic, don’tcha think?

At first this made me really want to puke.

What, all holy now and beyond rebuke?

But then I thought, well heck, why not?

Though they sit in a privileged spot,

Gained by fortunes burning fossil fuel,

All should be welcomed to fight this duel.


Source: New York Magazine

If You’re Innocent…

That he used the fifth is not such a stretch

And it’s kinda funny to hear him kvetch

About how and why it’s different for him

All four hundred times he grabbed that rim.

But the fact is that he said it the best,

It just means you’re guilty… ignore the rest.


Source: Bloomberg

And the Joy of Motherhood?

Serena is there with the very elite,

Her career has been a remarkable feat.

She’s probably right about being a man –

Less need to retire because they can

Benefit from a wife who has the kids…

But men lose out on one of life’s great bids.


Source: The Washington Post

Not a Work Weak

As the years tick by my mindset changes

And it would seem there are some exchanges

Of previous doctrine I once held dear

For new lines of thinking, brilliantly clear.

Like the four day work week, only for louts…

Turns out we can profit in huge amounts!


Source: Business Insider

Can’t Buy You Love

Folks with money like to think that it can,

But not when it comes to an old bridge span!

The dollars involved are so very large

It boggles the mind, this luxury barge.

So moments like this stand out very stark –

Yup, you’re rich… and alone on the Ark.


Source: The Bulwark

A Good Start

No dollar amount can fix all the harm

But I hope this is a punch in the arm

And all the wannabe liars like him

Will see that sometimes results can be grim.

I doubt that will happen or this will last

But at least this schmuck may be held back fast.


Source: The New York Times

Were it not vindictive

When it comes to laws on immigration

It’s not hard to understand frustration

Of the states that absorb most of the flow

And wonder where all of these folks should go.

Spreading them out seems like it makes some sense

But not as a political pretense.


Source: The New York Times

That’s because it was

It’s really not all that complicated.

The simple truth is they activated

A plan to take over America.

This is not some odd esoterica

They were ever so blatant as can be

Which does not bode well as we will soon see.


Source: The New York Times

At least for edibles

Have to admit it can be confusing

When you plan a trip and then you’re choosing

What can come in the cabin and what’s checked…

It’s not quite as clear as you might expect.

So the best plan that you’ll want to follow:

If you really need it? Better swallow.