Rhyme Of The Day

Various meanderings with a rhyme in there somewhere.

Saturday, June 29, 2019

AKA Australian

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People who voted badly Need to be publicly shamed. That dreadful secret ballot Lets them escape unnamed!

Local 5k

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Third place guy in my age group Accidentally ran off course. Second place guy in my age group Ran on artificial hips. I took first place...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

You Are What You Eat

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When your dog eats your philosophy homework... You get s pensive pup Who ponders all that’s up, Including whether the human mind Quite ...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Jumbo Planet

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In tonight’s sky, Jupiter looks stunningly large, Which I guess is why Roman mythology put him in charge.
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Bad Blood

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For book club, we read John Carreyrou’s book about the Theranos scandal: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. It’s kind ...
Friday, June 21, 2019

New Bike

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It's the first day of summer, and I bought a new road bike. I'd had my old once since 2001. Its shifter for the front gears had star...

ICE Slip Up

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It happened here: Man being deported escapes ICE agents, hails cab after using O’Hare restroom Law enforcement officials set up a perimet...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Joining

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Yoga is etymologically related to yoke. The same can’t be said of toga and toke.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Coming Up Soon

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It's the nineteenth of June And we're exactly one month away From the 50th anniversary of the day Someone walked on And talked o...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

My Theory, Not My Practice

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How could Shakespeare Have known so much? He hung out in bars To stay in touch.
Monday, June 17, 2019

Fast

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Since a fast is when you arrange to not eat, The phrase “fast food” seems strangely offbeat.
Saturday, June 15, 2019

Lox

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I came across this headline: "The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years" The word is lox and the...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Stroller Ditty

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It’s just a little bump, The kind that makes you thump, You feel it in your rump, Yes you do! (Song composed for baby, to be sung when ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

But It Does Happen

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Making major decisions While drinking whisky Is widely regarded As risky.
Sunday, June 09, 2019

Apples

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Apples have appeal, And can fit at any meal, But they won’t really block All visits to a doc.
Tuesday, June 04, 2019

To Be Clear

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Redundancy increases the chances That a message will be understood; Also it lessens misunderstandings, Which is very, very good.
Monday, June 03, 2019

Non Euclidean

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When I see two railroad tracks merge, Is it proof that parallel lines converge?
Sunday, June 02, 2019

Leon's Triathlon 2019

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At the tri today, we swam in Wolf Lake. As usual I drank some. The water looked green but tasted clean For this I'm rather thanksome....
Saturday, June 01, 2019

I Was Informed

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If you open your umbrella in London When you feel the very first drop, The locals know you’re a tourist. They wait till it’s coming nonst...
Thursday, May 30, 2019

Before Cars Were Computers

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Rewatched My Cousin Vinnie On flight across Atlantic. Who knew that positraction Could sound so darned romantic?
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