Archive for October 2015
Carly Fiorina tilts at the tax code
The tax code’s unwieldy most people agree. Its myriad pages for those lawyerly. Still I laughed like hyenas When I heard Fiorina’s Intent to reduce all its pages to three.
Rubio the big winner in Debate #3? Go figure.
Some say Rubio won the debate When he struck out Jeb Bush at the plate. Though Jeb rightfully noted The guy hardly voted And was not really serving his state.
Reality bites: the Democratic race for president
In the Democrat president’s tourney Hillary has a big lead on Bernie. Webb and Chafee bowed out And there is little doubt Soon O’Malley will be on a gurney.
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Meditation on the Fall
Now the trees shed the leaves that forsake them Just as God in His wisdom did make them. But I wish in His plan That He didn’t make man As the one who’d eventually rake them.
Oprah joins Weight Watchers and gains
Oprah’s brand is as solid as rock; Paved with gold are the streets on her block. So when Weight Watchers went And sold her ten percent All the fat cats began to take stock.
Trey puts Hillary on the hot seat
Most people probably never heard Of Harold Watson Gowdy III But they may have if I would say Familiarly he’s known as ‘Trey’. He chairs the Benghazi committee Supposedly after its nitty-gritty. No, not truth he seeks; he wants to pillory, According to a cohort, Hillary.* *“’Let me give you one example,’ McCarthy... Read more »
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Jim Webb succumbs to apathy
Jim Webb has left the president race, Few knew his name and few his face. Ambition told him he could win it, But most couldn’t care less he was in it
Sriracha leaves me cold. I'll stick with ketchup.
“Even inmates demand ‘rooster sauce,’ at least according to ‘Orange Is the New Black.’ Must mean Sriracha is the new ketchup.” [Leah Eskin in the Tribune’s Life & Style Sunday magazine] I’m allergic to anything spicy. Just a nibble for me would be dicey When I read that sriracha Is a hot sauce, I... Read more »
My take on fantasy sports
“The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled daily fantasy sports sites are forms of gambling and can no longer operate in the state.” [CNBC] I don’t play the slots as a general rule The lottery’s not a good plan to see. Let others indulge in DraftKings and FanDuel, Sci-Fi movies will do for my fantasy.
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Gambling on the Cubs
To win the World Series the odds have been set And the Cubs are the ones on whom bookies would bet. The Blue Jays and Royals And Mets seem mere foils. Are you ready to wager the ranch on it yet?
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