Juxtaposing Lives/ Mis-Stepped Waltz

Juxtaposing Lives by Thomas Oh Yes I'm young just twelve years old I had a dream that's not been told So shy am I to talk to you And please don't think I have no clue When Disney had a tee-vee (tv) show “When Knighthood was in Flowers” grow A tale of Greensleeves came to me Not Anne Boleyn or King Henry A different legend worth a muse Have sought but never caught to choose Fair maiden lived her life by day One time-line always day's display Then juxtapose a life by night No equilibrium in sight A catatonic parallel Two lives at once it does foretell At night a woman dark but free Collateral iniquity But every time that I wake up Return to day the maiden's cup So onward now the search begins The golden cup for crosses sins The castles safe as maiden lives I seek the truth of what forgives I am My Lady that's for sure Two personalities no cure Which one of us will take the prize The Holy Grail's (mere) exercise

Mis-stepped Waltz by Hiram No twelve year old thinks they are young No tale exists that's not seen tongue If shy you are which seems quite false The missteps here are like a waltz For networks don't have shows these days Grew, he means, not what he says (The song from "How the West was Won"?) A misbeat rhyme, no joke no pun. Confused, I listen for the thread And get this gibberish instead An owl has never a maiden been, With night glow face of freakish green Drag this out please, I'm still unclear Equal WHAT, you bend my ear Catatonic pair, there's TWO asleep? Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. After two wasted stanzas, ahem... Barely describe – and then condemn? A dream, that soggy lit'ery elf The story now is 'bout himself? Throughout the 1800's west? If crosses sin, I'll eat my cowboy vest Though maiden's lives are short and rough More vague-aries -- I've had enough! A movie Disney never made My sleeves are green and disarrayed Not the one who wrote this drivel Can green sleeves catch this pointless drizzle?

Protesting Yahoo Advertizers

An email interchange, sent to me by my dear friend BG. Dear Yahoo Advertiser, I noticed your ad in Yahoo Answers and I just wanted to let you know that I am never using your services so long as you associate yourselves with Yahoo. Bobby's Girl Hey Bobby's Girl,   I'm incredibly sorry for any frustration caused by our site! However, I'm a bit confused as we are not affiliated with Yahoo. If you could be more specific as to the issue you are facing I would be happy to assist you. Help Team (@Yahoo Advertiser) Dear Yahoo Advertiser, Uhmmm, I owe you an apology - but I saw your ad on Yahoo Answers & this website has become a cesspool; I wanted to complain to the advertisers since Yahoo does nothing about our problems with the site. I randomly clicked - and you were the unfortunate recipient of my bad mood.   Please, I invite you to share with your co-workers my deepest apologies for being mean to you. I try never to go that direction - but I often detour from Idiot Street to Imbecile Avenue when I really wanted to take the High Road.   (I will ask directions next time.)   Sorry.   BG.

Happy Hiram's 12 Secrets of a Successful Life

Happy Hiram's 12 Secrets of a Successful Life

(Yes, most of these ideas were originated by others, see #5)

1. What you DO is who you ARE.

2. Believe your own bullshit. If you are not for you then who will be?

3. Take the best care of yourself and you will have plenty to offer others out of your bounty. If you sacrifice your well-being to help, it's like driving the car with no oil and bad breaks. Martyrdom makes you an accident waiting to happen. Being self-centered is the first step towards useful selflessness.

4. Anger and resentments are like peeing your pants to punish someone else; nobody feels it but you.

5. Learn to listen. Teams are smarter than individuals.

6. Forgive other and yourself not because it is right or nice but because when you forgive you are releasing yourself from the prison of the past. But do it when you are ready, not before.

7. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. If you help someone, think of it as a gift. Accept help when given but never mortgage yourself to your problems, or they will own you.

8. Lies have short legs, so run with the truth. Everyone has a slightly different version of what is happening around them, but when you lie the “furniture” doesn't match the “decor” and your character gets beaten up even while you think you are fooling people. They see through it, even when they don't know it yet.

9. Be the spider, not the fly in your network. Design your supports around your needs, don't just get "caught up" in what you wander into.

10. Guide your instincts, don't let your instincts be your guide. Brains and guts don't function as well independently as they do in concert.

11. You can't eat blueprints. Make plans but do not live in sand castles of future gain.

12. Nothing is between you and others, it is all between you and God (or if you prefer, you and yourself.)