Archive for November, 2018

Haiku, Hawkeye Halfassery

November 30, 2018

“College announcer – who dissed his own team’s players – on air should be sacked”

https://www.thegazette.com/plot-thickens-fran-mccaffery-calls-gary-dolphins-on-air-comments-inexcusable-20181130

Haiku Trilogy, Beware Of Republicans Bearing Gifts

November 30, 2018

“Republicans claimed – tax cuts would pay for themselves – but guess what; they lied”

“Republicans claimed – trade wars are easy to win – but guess what; they lied”

“Between failed tax cuts – and failed trade wars Trump is one – dumb son of a bitch”

Haiku Duet, The United States Of Walmart

November 29, 2018

“Sam Walton’s baby – is the biggest employer – in twenty two states”

“Sam Walton chose new – store locations by flying – his plane over them”

This Map Shows the Largest Employer in Every State

Haiku Trilogy, Corporations Don’t Care

November 28, 2018

“Poletown got sold out – by GM and the union, – church, state and city”

“GM decides to – turn its Trump tax cut into – pink slips for workers”

“Corporate greed has – destroyed lots of neighborhoods – like Detroit’s Poletown”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/27/thousands-lost-their-homes-epic-fight-build-gms-detroit-plant-now-its-closing/?utm_term=.4ce818cd4043

Haiku, Bob And Neil

November 28, 2018

“Bob Dylan and Neil – Young team up; it’s time for a – road trip to London”

“Bob and Neil team up – for an epic old hippie – collaboration”

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/11/bob-dylan-neil-young-british-summer-time/

Haiku Duet, Rikki Tikki Trumpi

November 26, 2018

“Trump is the cornered – cobra; Mueller’s mongoose is – getting set to jump”

“So far Trump has thrown – everybody who helped him – under Mueller’s bus”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/roger-stone-associate-in-mueller-crosshairs-over-wikileaks-ties/576655/

Haiku Duet, RIP Swine Bowl

November 25, 2018

“Mortality is – a reality that we – all must face some day”

“Zabar’s on steroids – the Swine Bowl after party – at Mr. Bloom’s place”

Haiku, Doctor Jekyll And Mrs. Hyde-Smith

November 25, 2018

“Cindy Hyde-Smith is – Jim Crow redneck racism – at its evil best”

“Mississippians – please vote for Espy and send – Cindy Hyde-Smith home”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/24/cindy-hyde-smith-segregation-high-school-mississippi-senate-1012700

Haiku, Eeeewwww

November 23, 2018

“Modern air travel – means you get to spend hours – sitting in dog shit”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/11/06/delta-passenger-sat-poo-plane-took-off-despite-his-pleas/?fbclid=IwAR09aARsCGvsCJzE0letaVolKu-6cXa1ofC1F2DC_kpCBtJRSxfjZnrHIaU&utm_term=.85254621ff1f

Haiku: Take A Book, Leave A Book

November 23, 2018

“RIP Todd Bol – your little free libraries – have touched all of us”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/todd-bol-whose-little-free-library-brought-books-to-the-street-corner-dies-at-62/2018/10/21/7ae2cf64-d53b-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3-ADF4q025vK2_bOwYPmG1nJDbPe51MJJzkQ603yZnaMo9mJs2AV413d8&utm_term=.dea269509bde