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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?
weekly haiku – “vacation”
vacation over fatigued, unrested, behind office refreshing
weekly haiku – Ardipithecus ramidus
New discovery! Our new, oldest ancestor. Ardi is the man!
Posted in editorial, environment, evolution, haiku, history, kids, life, paleontology, skepticism and science, wildlife, yeti/sasquatch
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weekly haiku – RIP King of Pop
One glove too many. Troubled, disturbed, and sad. Gave the world a groove.
weekly haiku – Happy Darwin Day
Two hundred today! Would Darwin be proud of us? Science needs converts.
weekly haiku – economic non-sequitur
economy bad but the restaurants are packed stupid, fat, and poor
weekly haiku – an historic election
Barack Obama. Strength, reason, and compassion. We all won last night.
Posted in editorial, environment, haiku, history, kids, life, O'Bama
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weekly haiku – See, the tumbling Dow . . .
Depression looming. Stock market crashes worldwide. Live within your means.
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.
Posted in birds/nature, environment, haiku, life, weather
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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 Â
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weekly haiku – the Spitzer scandal
He doth protest too much. He, the great prosecutor more guilty than they.  Â
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weekly haiku – John McCain
Why don’t they like him? He reaches across the aisle.  He says what he thinks.Â
weekly haiku – bigfoot on Mars
This explains a lot. We can’t seem to find one here.  Bigfoot is Martian! Â
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