haiku of the moment

dutch baby finished
chased by gallons of ice tea
now it's time to play

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oh, whitney houston
mix bobby brown and a bat
gimme ring side seats

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barry manilow
if only i were the plague
i'd come and visit

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brand new suzuki
you twitch at my desire
you'll wince when you rest

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weak music moment
9 days whines from the PA
growing past hatred

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woman eyes my shoes
yes, they're pretty fricken cool
not that you would know

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video poker
you taunt me from a distance
positive EV

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my breakfast today
health food bar, pancakes and rum
i am what i eat

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my mind keeps thinking
chloë and her big birthday
no way she's thinking

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breathe in desert air
feel the wonder of nature
i'll glow in the dark

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hiptop letters fly
old woman keeps on glaring
you have a nice day

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car sunglass holder
conveniently located
head strike, every time

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hi-tech car exit
scan your barcode, get going
"sorry, see agent"

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date uncertainty
wearing a small cap backwards
reality dread

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"first time in vegas!"
remember what hell is like
you might die someday

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unlimited miles
a big wide open desert
just hand me the keys

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get a little sweat
grow a tiny 'lil goatee
blend in in vegas

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$9 auto
25 minutes in queue
poetry? oh yes.

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brushed back hair with shades
"brady bunch" have never died
neither has val-speak

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"shout out to chloë"
turning 21 years old
present? hangover.

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the door is now closed
all haiku poets must rest
god, please save my soul

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i'm at the exit
throw a switch and open door
destiny is me

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liquids tucked in bag
never brought out for screening
TSA you suck

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there's a perfect world
all thinggs have beauty and sense
it's nowhere near here

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no flight magazine
need some entertainment help
oh look, there's some boobs

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i need to hold on
a world filled with bizarreness
luggage with spark wheels

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crazy blonde emotes
"i am totally honest!"
no longer virgin

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"party like rock stars!"
"this is going to be awesome!"
"there's swim-up blackjack!"

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on a vegas flight
stewardesses make banter
"sorry is in back"

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drunk girls on airplane
steward announces "free drinks"
absolute bedlam

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blonde bimbos in front
overly cool studs just behind
"start up this party!"

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there are reminders
actions that have gone unseen
woman with bruised legs

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i want ignorance
not "nasolabial folds"
goddamn skin doctors

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earle hagen has passed
leaving spectacular tunes
wail harlem nocturne

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smoke fills the valley
disaster lingers airborne
summer could be fierce

360° panorama

(actually the interior of a semi-dormant volcano)

cold sulfur spring, dominica

unknown flower

probably related to ventana; cold soufriere, dominica

juggling trick of the moment

best one i've seen in a long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXDL369WNL4

quote of the moment

"i'd rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity."

-- propaganda ad for stella artois

haiku of the moment

in airport -- waiting
multitudes shuffle along
so much cheap luggage

poem of the moment

"a tree impossibility"

the crab apple tree at my house
displays itself in the front yard.
it is not a multi-armed giant,
lurking in an immense jungle
waiting to seize any object that moves.
nor is it a pillar
with intricate extensions
which hold back the clouds,
so they don't fall on our heads.
it's not a magical tree
that grows many flavored
chewy gumdrops from its limbs,
or mild mints for leaves.
however, the thought
that it might be
is what makes the tree
bloom every year.

(this poem written by a 17 year old b1-66er. the tree photo was shot by me today with the crab apple in late bloom.)

as time stands still

ran across a TON of my old high school writing. i'm surprised how generally good it is. i may inflict you, dear reader, with some over the next several months.

quote of the moment

"god."

-- an answer by a six year-old american boy when asked, "what is man's
greatest accomplishment?"

trivium of the moment

there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar in US currency.

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my thoughts returning
to mario galaxy
gimme a star bit

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did i cause a death
writing haiku in fury
v.a. vegan gone?

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i remember when
these 17 syllables
didn't suck so bad

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give me a future
with free wifi everywhere
and no more slumming

quote of the moment

"you may know my nemisis. he goes by the name 'full price.'"

-- internet ad for priceline

another phase

i have these weird phases in my life in interactions with other people.

awhile back i went through this deal where people would ask me a
question, i'd answer, then they'd ask the same question *again.*
sometimes there was, say, a five minute delay. but the question would
come back around.

now i'm going through a phase of people not answering my questions. so
i'll say something like, "do you want to have burritos for lunch?" and
i'll get three minutes on the history of bean farming in russia, and
then a pause. like i'm supposed to be satisfied.

you know you're in trouble when communication on the internet makes more
sense than in the world.

haiku of the moment

important travel
loses some of its meaning
when under prepared