Category Archives: haiku

Do my social media milestones matter?


Well, no. Of course not. Still . . . My wife and I started this blog (formerly Eat More Cookies) way back in July 2006. We were about to complete our third year in Oklahoma, with family back home in … Continue reading

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weekly haiku – a mild winter


Where is the winter? Alaska! That’s where it is. Better them than us.

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weekly haiku – Halloween 2011


in costume today look like a nut, but it’s fun how much fun are you?

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weekly hiaku – car no go


battery is dead the second time this summer borrow my wife’s car

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weekly haiku – American Jobs Act


He says “Pass this bill.” Will congress do what they should? Put people back to work.

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weekly haiku – out of practice


“annual” haiku closer to reality see you here next week?

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weekly haiku – “vacation”


vacation over fatigued, unrested, behind office refreshing

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weekly haiku – Ardipithecus ramidus


New discovery! Our new, oldest ancestor. Ardi is the man!

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weekly haiku – RIP King of Pop


One glove too many. Troubled, disturbed, and sad. Gave the world a groove.

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weekly haiku – Happy Darwin Day


Two hundred today! Would Darwin be proud of us? Science needs converts.

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weekly haiku – economic non-sequitur


economy bad but the restaurants are packed stupid, fat, and poor

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weekly haiku – an historic election


Barack Obama. Strength, reason, and compassion. We all won last night.

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weekly haiku – See, the tumbling Dow . . .


Depression looming. Stock market crashes worldwide. Live within your means.

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weekly haiku – Michael Phelps


Phelps takes home eight golds Superman in the water Teammates share glory

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weekly haiku – my favorite kind of rain


rumbling thunder. windless, gentle, falling rain. catbird sings through it.

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weekly haiku – last day of classes


It’s a rite of spring. Final exams are looming but today we cheer!

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weekly haiku – spring advances and crickets sing


crickets are singing “stridulating,” if you like seems early to me  

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weekly haiku – the Spitzer scandal


He doth protest too much.  He, the great prosecutor  more guilty than they.   

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weekly haiku – John McCain


Why don’t they like him?  He reaches across the aisle.   He says what he thinks. 

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weekly haiku – bigfoot on Mars


This explains a lot. We can’t seem to find one here.  Bigfoot is Martian!  

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