The kids will be done trick-or-treating, and eating
Huge handfuls of goodies, their Halloween haul
The next step, I know, will be crying, denying
The obvious truth, that they’ve eaten it all.
Their guts will be grumbling—no faking the aching
From too many candy bars, eaten too fast
It seems that’s the point of the season—no reason
To learn self-control and make chocolates last [Read more…]
“In God We Trust” the sticker reads
As cops drive, doing civic deeds
Although in truth, the chief concedes
That atheists abhor it. [Read more…]
“No one can purchase The Donald”
Goes the anti-establishment gibe,
He’s amassed so much money
It’s not even funny
There’s not enough left for a bribe! [Read more…]
… I left my first comment on Pharyngula. A couple of days later, I repurposed my “Digital Cuttlefish” blog for reposting of comments on the various Science Blogs, so Saturday will be my 8th blog anniversary. Four years on blogspot, four years on FtB, I’ve seen my readership go from single digits to a thousand a day, and back down to maybe half that on the days I have written something. [Read more…]
Today is, once again, the end of the world. [Read more…]
It’s tragedy, I won’t deny,
And everybody wonders “why?”
(They always do, when people die)
And argue… or discuss
The amateur forensics start;
His motives, actions, picked apart:
The hope is held, with all one’s heart
He isn’t “one of us” [Read more…]
The first school shooting happened, as the year had just begun;
I considered getting angry, but, you know, it’s only one. [Read more…]