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 New York Times

As If It’s a Question

The debate will be a total s#!tshow

Learning nothing we don’t already know.

Trump will be mental as only he can

As Biden will struggle just to say “Man…”

There’s no doubt in my mind this will be ruh roh

All empires collapse… so c’mon let’s go!


Source: The New York Post

Lost in Space

Boeing is having a terrible run

And this time they’re really under the gun.

There are bad days at work, and there’s this

Staring with fear deep into the abyss.

I sure hope they get these problems sorted

And these astronauts safely transported.


Source: The Guardian

3-3 and Counting

It’s not many teams which have done this feat

Come back from 0-3… that’s a lotta heat.

Who knows what will happen in Game Seven

But if Edmonton wins they’ll be in heaven.

I was crushed when the Red Sox did it to the Yanks

But if the Oilers win I’ll be giving thanks.


Source: USA Today

America IS Great

If you believe the hype that things just suck

And it’s gotten too hard to make a buck

It might be worth learning about a few

Of the very cool people in this crew.

No excuses or cries that things aren’t fair

Just hard working people earning their share.


Source: Axios

Laws. Commandments. Whatever…

This fine southern state has now made it law

And the Christian Right is simply in awe.

No more separation of church and state!

Religion in classrooms is now their fate.

But will the students’ faith be awoken…

Or will they count the number Trump’s broken?


Source: The Wall Street Journal

RIP Willie Mays

I don’t really know why he’s the “Say Hey Kid”

But when I watched him play and saw what he did

He quickly became an idol of mine

In my childhood room I built him a shrine.

His star never dimmed in my widened eyes

We’ve lost one of the best, a real human prize.


Source: The Daily Beast

Traditional? Really…?

So there’s this new TikTok called the TradWife

That celebrates the conservative life…

Traditional gender roles play their part

The ladies stay at home, it warms the heart!

This one then promotes birth out of marriage,

Spews racist views and targets groups to disparage…


Source: The New York Times

The New Tobacco

The Surgeon General has now made it clear

Social media kills what we hold dear.

I’m not sure a “warning” will do the trick

And stop anyone from choosing to click.

But at least it’s a start and we can hope

That this scourge will reach the end of its rope.


Source: Bloomberg

Who Can Blame Them?

Of course we all know that hate’s a strong word.

Our mothers told us, it’s what we all heard.

So this is concerning, I have to say

Because it points to a very dark day.

With so many people against both guys

I fear the nation is near its demise.


Source: The New Yorker

Have Another

I know there’s a lot of bad dad advice.

Or if not “bad” you should at least think twice.

Often relevance is a big unknown…

Though sometimes it’s obvious once your grown.

But there was one thing my dad sure got right –

Pour another drink and clean up tonight!