Rarely do I hope that Mitch has it right

But man in this case I sure hope he might.

How great it would be to finally see

Some critics of Trump from the GOP!

The debates can’t be just an empty mess

Where everyone appears to acquiesce.

Larry Hogan was the pride of the state

With a 75% approval rate!

The red and the blue both loved him a lot

So how in heck did they get what they got?

GOP voters ignored his smart voice

And went with the loony QAnon choice…

At business school and throughout my career

All the pundits and finance guys would make clear

That growth is what the future’s about

But can we say that without a doubt?

Perhaps “sustainable” is more to the point

Or is this old dude just smoking a joint?

With mercury rising around the globe

Everyone everywhere begins to probe

The science behind the dior forecasts

And whether or not this bad heat wave lasts.

Even cold countries get in on the act

Acting as if Global Warming’s a fact…

So perhaps Elon can seem a bit odd.

Nature or nurture? Let’s look at his squad…

Well say! Here’s his dad, still fathering kids!

And just cuz he’s older, nothing forbids…

Wait… ew… no this can’t be reconciled.

He had a baby with his own stepchild.

As we deal with the fall of Roe v Wade
There are some unknowns the decision made.
Like take this sassy Texas mom to be…
Caught in the lane for an HOV.
It was now her understanding she said
That her fetus counted as a head.

Captain Kirk had those famous words to say

Describing our search past the Milky Way.

But where the words seem to fall a bit short

Is that it assumes there is a final port.

It blows the mind, there’s no big wall out there…

Space just goes on forever, everywhere.

Back in college it often seemed to me

Summer jobs were described extravagantly.

Those jobs that were just waiting on tables

Morphed into big executive labels.

It was funny then, such fragile ego.

But now it seems a dangerous placebo.

Who is surprised by this zany outcome?

Trump won’t have back his soapbox to shout from.

Whoever bought shares and thought it would sell

Must be in for a shock that won’t sit well.

But I’m pretty glad the deal won’t be done

And watching the fight will be kinda fun.

Today I sailed across the Gulf of Maine
Aboard a great boat, it was not insane.
We saw some whales and had plenty of breeze
Setting our sails full and our minds at ease.
Another day before we make landfall
And no drop in the strength of the sea’s call.