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

Monkey Business

Texas has always thought itself so BIG

And best at everything, from BBQ pig

To bucking broncos and drilling black gold

They relish the image of being that bold.

So once Florida seemed to be MORE INSANE

They had to do something to retake the reign.


Source: The Washington Post

A Date with Death

It’s a tough question… so what would you do?

Would you live life differently if you knew?

Bucket list items would be moved ahead

But as your date approached, oh man, the dread…

I’d rather roll the dice, see what comes up

And greet each new morning with a thumbs up.


Source: Small Arms Survey

What are the odds?

Perhaps what the gun lobby says is true:

“Guns don’t kill people, it’s people who do.”

So then you just have to look at the odds

And it’s pretty clear we’re tempting the gods.

If people kill people using a gun

Americans have more than anyone…


Source: San Diego Union Tribune

Operation Just Reward

For 70 years this hero stayed mute

About a dogfight when he had to shoot

Soviet jet planes that were on patrol

In a place the US did not control.

Neither nation was supposed to be there,

If word ever got out a war would flair.


Source: Jeff Maurer

The Culture Wars

It’s quite a cycle we’re all in these days

With idiocy rampant in so many ways.

One side says something that’s extremely dumb

And the other freaks out, beating its drum.

The first side says wow, what a loathsome response!

As if banning gas stoves would stir nonchalance.


Source: The New York Times

Crawling back to Facebook…?

Truth Social has been Donny’s big new toy

And having him stuck there has been a joy.

But now he’s got some decisions to make…

Meta provides him a much bigger take.

It would help to make his campaign get rich,

But would make him look like a little bitch!


Source: The Wall Street Journal

Mother? Was that you?

Now that everyone is in on the fun

And it’s very clear this ain’t one and done

Should we not ask the obvious question

How did these docs get in their possession?

Who’s in charge of watching over this stuff?

‘Cuz it sure seems they’re not doing enough.


Source: The Financial Times

Now what?

Many may think this is not a big deal

Since “business intelligence” is not real

So it’s no big surprise that this exam

Was crushed by AI… with no need to cram!

But never mind the field or vocation

This raises questions for education.


Source: Good News Network

Hate it when that happens

Oh can you just imagine the surprise

When he settled his butt on railroad ties

And kicked it back to enjoy time alone

Feeling life had thrown him a little bone

Then heard the train coming, it’s time to go…

Wait a second, I’m stuck! I mean, uh-oh!!


Source: The Atlantic

For real

Feeling a bit worried, I went to see

Just what it could do, this ChatGPT.

Could it write some rhymes that were appealing?

Maybe something about the debt ceiling?

After one quick foray into this tech

I now expect an unemployment check…