“I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children, too. They're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals. I HATE THEM!” - Anakin Skywalker or Donald Trump?

Both proud and ashamed my inbox has an email that reads “Ordered: Hooded Medieval Cloak”

For the record, whenever I see the word “pariah” my default mental image is of South American river fish with razor sharp teeth.

Facebook reminds me that on this day, September 23rd, in 2014, President Obama saluted a Marine while holding a latte. The horror.

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Monica Lewinsky, decades after the presidential scandal that made her famous, told Sophie Gilbert at #TAF25 that she sees herself as “a poster child for having survived shame”:

Delicious taco Have they blemished your good name? Go, be a hero. #badhaiku #haiku

Dog barks. Horn beeps. Yawn. The clock on the nightstand glows The bar must have closed. #haiku #badhaiku

Great words won't cover ugly actions Good frames won't save bad paintings “New Noise” by Refused

A stranger’s “Hello.” Interrupting the mundane Approaching, barefoot. #haiku

Really fed up with this “It’s only OK if we do it” bullshit.

CMS is a real job. Maybe a TV host can pretend to do some mid-tier cabinet position while a deputy does the real work. CMS is a technocratic job responsible for 6,000 employees, complicated billing policy, HIPAA, etc. Dr. Oz knows how to do precisely none of that. www.axios.com/2024/11/19/t...

Thanks for noticing.

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum #handmaidstale

Hang the deejay, hang the deejay

Interrupted hush An aeroplane streaks the sky Sip of tea, turned page #haiku

Webb's first deep field. This is so deep space that if you'll look at this portion in the sky, you'll see complete darkness. 🔭 🧪

Untethered to form Maranta Leuconeura Silently awakes #haiku

Holding hands, such warmth In an instant, all my doubts Decapitated #haiku

My daughters, my sons We stand uncertain today Of all tomorrows #haiku

This is weird. On my tablet using the Dish app, MSNBC ch 209 keeps disappearing from the “News” tab, but is available under the “See All” tab during the live DNC convention. The next morning it’s back under the News tab. It’s happened both nights.

“Mom does not like demons.”

A hesitant pause Thoughts hang crystalized mid air The moment slips by #haiku

where sea and sky meet, and mysteriously greet hazy horizons #haiku #poetry

Hope kindles a flame Once dowsed by cascading streams To begin anew #haiku

Plucky syllables Owl has one, vowel has two My lips disagree #haiku

Hibiscus flowers Dream of a tropical day Lush scents, warm breezes #haiku

Birds seem to know when to leave, take flight, adventure! Why have I stayed here? #haiku

So in conclusion I have found seven wrong ways To eat a Reese’s #haiku

Holding up the line Speaking to the manager Karen be thy name #haiku

I feel Hella Fresh would have been a better name.

OK, I’m in! What happens next?