Shockingly, rockingly, Scientist monitors Looked at the bullet we’d Hoped we had ducked Argue no longer for Periodicity— Carbon’s new record means Humans are fucked. Yup. Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere are higher they have been in the history of humankind. The highest in over six thousand three million years. The New York Times …
Category Archive: We are all so screwed.
May 07 2013
Where The Hell Are The Bees?
The forsythia bloomed at the edge of the yard An explosion of yellow and gold; An abundance of nectar—but where were the bees? Disappearing… or so I’ve been told. So, yeah, the first few lawn-mowings of spring used to be a harrowing affair. My yard has a border of forsythia on one side, which used …
Apr 13 2013
The Dinosaur Told Me…
The dinosaur told me “be careful” The dinosaur told me “beware” The dinosaur told me “it’s happened before, And the universe just doesn’t care” The dinosaur told me “Extinction Is the safest, conservative bet” The dinosaur told me “don’t think you’re immune Just because it has not happened yet.” The dinosaur gave me a warning …
Mar 18 2013
The Thin Veneer Of Civilization Peels Away
It looks just like civility In towns both far and near It looks as firm as solid oak— It’s false as thin veneer. They go to church on Sundays And they bow their heads in prayer American utopia? Try peeling back a layer. “Our boys are always gentlemen! They like to party, but… They’re members …
Mar 03 2013
If You Don’t Agree With This, You’re An Idiot
It’s the modern world I live in, And I use it when I can I get all my information From my common, fellow man I won’t venture an opinion Till I see what others think— And I’ll read it all in pixels, Cos I cannot wait for ink. Yes, the internet is perfect When you …
Jan 27 2013
A Different Approach To Prepping
In a time and place of plenty In a calm and placid mood There are things we take for granted Like a sure supply of food But when everything collapses— When the shit has hit the fan— Since it’s hard to love starvation, Time to love your fellow man…
Jan 19 2013
On Arming Teachers
Though we must protect the children, What I’m seeing is bewilderin’— There’s a call to arm the teachers in the name of common sense Cos it wouldn’t quite be prudent To give guns to every student But we’ve got to pack some pistols to provide for our defense! Now, in truth, my grade school teachers …
Jan 04 2013
The Problem With The VAWA
A woman lies battered and bleeding and bruised, As so often, reports CNN And as always, a clamor—a group much abused— Won’t somebody think of the men? In a CNN opinion piece, Senator Patty Murray writes of yet another example of the failure of the Republican leadership to do the right thing: This week, just …
Dec 12 2012
So He Carved A Pentagram Into His 6-Yr-Old Son’s Back…
12-12-12 is a holy day— I’ll only be getting just one. I think I shall mark it my own, special way… By carving it into my son. A pentagram, carved in my 6-year old’s back Is a symbol he’ll carry for life! And no, it’s not really some deadly attack Like you’ll hear from my …
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Mar 30 2013
Writing For The New York Times Isn’t Rocket Science
Media, Science, social commentary, We are all so screwed.
by Cuttlefish
He made a mean lasagna And was quite a dad indeed, But what really made him stand apart Was how he wrote a lede— Now, there’s some that lede with puzzles, And there’s me, that ledes with rhymes But cheap clichés won’t work At the respected New York Times His devotion to his family Was …
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