Thursday December 24 2020 | File under: holidays |
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Wednesday March 18 2020 | File under: juggling, holidays |
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![]() ![]() With the air thick and moist The jungle all around us Sings with its enchanting voice The chirps of the bugs The calls of the birds The howls of the monkeys Form these foreign words Four kinds of primates Or was it five? That we saw today On our boat ride Macaques and proboscis A few I forget ![]() Was really the hit So human-like and graceful They swing tree to tree The babies and their mamas Were the most fun to see Now we're anchored in the magroves With the jungle close at hand Three nights on this houseboat Is our Christmas plan We'll look for more monkeys See what Borneo has to share ![]() If we might dare It's a different Chrsitmas Than at home it is true We trade cold for hot weather A ham for fish stew But even without trimmings Carols, gifts, and bells We have each other And time to oursevles For us, that's just right Plus it gives me a reason To write my "Night Before" poem To chronicle our season ![]() Now the candle's burning low And tomorrow's an early start So I'll pass along this wish From the bottom of my heart May your Christmas be As joyous as mine is Full of love, fun, and smiles And perhaps some bad rhyme-es |
Monday December 30 2019 | File under: holidays, poetry |
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Tuesday November 5 2019 | File under: juggling, holidays |
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Tuesday December 25 2018 | File under: holidays, poetry |
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Twas the night before Christmas
Reggae beats drift on by So it goes in Jamaica For my sweetie and I ![]() We've come down to visit This Caribbean island nation For escape and adventure To have a nice little vacation And so far, it's worked! A week in and we're thrilled We done a few things But mostly we've chilled Last night was Grand Market A sight to behold We found our way to the right town Or so we were told Music was blaring Up and down every street With stands of all kinds Especially jerk meat ![]() The place was packed full Of revelers and glee Della and I were the only White faces to see But that makes it authentic Not what most tourists get Following our noses Hasn't failed us yet With the reggae still ringing through us to the core We spent X-mas eve day Exploring some more After fresh smoothies of star fruit Picked right from the tree We cram ourselves in a mini-bus Which flies at speeds unsafely ![]() We arrive at a place where the sea meets a cascade I proceed to re-enact A blog post from last decade Next we walked into Ocho Rios A little too touristy for us After a quick dinner and crunkies We were back on a bus Now we're settled at "home" A quaint little AirBnB Outside the reggae drifts by Inside its just Della and me We won't do anything special Maybe watch a movie or read But we'll be totally at peace Because we have all we need Adventure, warm weather Time to ourselves Santa couldn't make us happier With all of his elves Now I sit back and reread My Twas posts from the past I get quite a kick From the pile that's amassed ('07, '08, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15) For while I'm kind of a grinch About most yule themed things These silly little poems Much joy to me brings I hope you have a your own reasons For joy this fine night May the upcoming year Bring you much love and delight Now I'll end it right here With this last seasonal cliche Merry Christmas to you On this joyous day |
Sunday December 24 2017 | File under: holidays, poetry |
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Thursday February 23 2017 | File under: juggling, holidays |
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![]() There's a beauty and simplicity to county life. The days centered around meals (which were plentiful and wonderful!) and excursions. Such excursions took us to dad's old homestead, which has seen better days, Norman to visit friends and family and cruise through the old stomping grounds, and a neat little roadside attraction off Route 66 that featured a 60 foot LED pop bottle and the soda selection to go along with it*. Yes, it's good to go back home once in a while. This trip to Oklahoma reminded me that I should make a habit of going back more often. It was just so wonderful to be surrounded by family, the simplicity of life on the farm, and lots and lots of good eats! |
Saturday November 26 2016 | File under: holidays, Oklahoma |
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![]() This year, we didn't do anything too special, just baked a couple of pies: quiche for breakfast and an apple/rhubarb pie for dessert. The carved apple "π DAY" was a nice touch. But just because we didn't go all out celebrating doesn't mean we didn't appreciate the holiday in all its glory. 3.14 cheers for Pi Day! |
Monday March 14 2016 | File under: holidays, food |
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![]() And here in Dubai We're taking it all in My Della and I We saw Burj Kalifa Tallest building man made We watch the grand fountains And strolled the promenade At the Burj Al Arab Down on the sea shore We jumped and we jumped And got the pic I came for This town seems to teem With malls big and small We visited a half dozen But that's hardly them all Paris has the Seine And Vegas's nightlife is hopping But as fars I can tell Dubai's known for shopping The places were packed You couldn't swing a dead cat Acre upon acre of Things to look at We peered at the sweets shop Where they made candy by hand ![]() We watch sharks in huge tanks And we browsed luxury brands At one mall we saw The biggest afront made by man A ski slope in the desert Just 'cause they can This town's an enigma Nothing else like it on earth I'm glad to be seeing it Whatever that's worth But tomorrow we move on, Flying out Christmas Day On our way to Luxor Egypt We might pass Santa's sleigh Tonight I'll hang up My socks with great care Not to be filled with gifts But 'cause they need the air I'll lay down my head Upon the mattress on the floor* And be thankful I have All I could ever wish for An adventuresome Christmas Is best gift I could get Some time with my sweetie That I'll never forget But now I must go And close out this verse Lest my words become boring And rhymes become worse So I'll just end it the way That I always do With all of my heart I wish Merry Christmas to you (If you're jonesing for more Of my silly yule tradition Go on and click through To the previous editions '07, '08, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14) |
Thursday December 24 2015 | File under: holidays, poetry |
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