Rich Lynch
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Retired USG career employee. Still a work in progress.
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Hey, read my new essay about one of the best pop music instrumentals of the early 1960s and the unstable genius who created it.
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A Little Space Music
By Rich Lynch: It had been a long time since the previous time I’d heard it. I’d been listening to a music podcast that Nicki had downloaded (Jammin’ James Riley’s Catching a Wave) when, in a…
https://file770.com/a-little-space-music/
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My first Tai Chi class made me a bit more limber. I’m calling it a win!
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
##micropoetry
about 13 hours ago
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cars with big tail fins intrigue and fistfights galore noir entertains
#haikupoetry
#microportry
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1 day ago
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The days go by fast. Retirement is not quite what I expected.
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2 days ago
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a good lasagna is not exactly soul food but it’s pretty close
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#lasagna
3 days ago
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a bamboo forest seeks to conquer my back yard in a zen-like way
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4 days ago
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I’m getting annoyed— the difficult Sudokus keep kicking my butt
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
##microportry
5 days ago
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Let’s do Greek tonight! Gyros, souvlaki, pita with lots of hummus!
#greekfood
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6 days ago
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I watched breathlessly as the moon devoured the sun at the centerline
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#solareclipse
#sciku
#sciencehaiku
Please read linked essay for a backstory.
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At the Centerline
By Rich Lynch: As traffic tie-ups go, this one wasn’t even close to the worst I’d ever been caught in. But it was one of the more worrisome ones. Nicki and I had been heading north on I…
https://file770.com/at-the-centerline/
8 days ago
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Procrastination — I’m getting good at that, but… Is “good” the right word?
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8 days ago
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“This is Jeopardy!” I watch every episode. But try out? Hell no!
#haikupoetry
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9 days ago
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Elon’s cybertruck looks like it was designed in a bad fever dream
#haikupoetry
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11 days ago
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I’d write a haiku but “Peruvian chicken” won’t fit very well
#haikupoetry
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11 days ago
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As the deadline nears, no ideas come to mind. I hate time pressure.
#haikupoetry
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12 days ago
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fearless freeloader doesn’t realize that he’s part of the food chain
#micropoetry
##micropoetry
#haikupoetry
13 days ago
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“Let’s face it, I’m tired!” Watch Madeline Kahn kill it as Lili von Shtupp.
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
##micropoetry
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Im Tired , Madeline Kahn , Blazing Saddles
https://share.google/P6u6U8X5yckGSGiMZ
15 days ago
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Bright Arcturus looms, a celestial beacon over my rooftop
#Astronomy
#sciencehaiku
#sciku
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
##micropoetry
15 days ago
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the passing airplanes do make a good video more interesting
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##micropoetry
#astronomy
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16 days ago
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Andouille sausage goes great in Jambalaya. Cajun? Or Creole?
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17 days ago
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See the Big Dipper empty its ladle of mist into the dark sky
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
#sciku
#astronomy
#sciencehaiku
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19 days ago
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I’m on a guilt trip — I forgot to do something and let a friend down.
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19 days ago
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Living the good life is something that we all can really aspire to
#haikupoetry
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#cats
#poems
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20 days ago
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As the sky darkens tall trees stand defiantly awaiting the storm
#haikupoetry
#micropoeyry
#nature
22 days ago
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Released 30 years ago but still very relevant. It’s one of the best protest songs ever.
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Wasteland of the Free
YouTube video by Iris DeMent - Topic
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22 days ago
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I just realized that I could make today’s
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from this! I’m so envious — The movies are really great over on Earth-2.
#haikupoetry
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#movies
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23 days ago
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So many choices… What do I watch this evening? Let’s go with Apple!
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
https://youtu.be/JLHsM4bpfxY?si=AJWngibUYNQuu0-v
23 days ago
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I don’t want greatness. I just want to get better in all that I do.
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25 days ago
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Behold the victor! I just kicked the crap out of today’s Sudoku.
#haikupoetry
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#sudoku
25 days ago
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It can’t be this hard to create today’s
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. Damn this writer’s block…
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26 days ago
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A swirling cloudscape in all of its dark splendor, awesome to behold.
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
#sciku
#NASA
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28 days ago
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Three small adjustments were all that was needed to fix the recipe
28 days ago
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Man, the movies are really great over on Earth-2.
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28 days ago
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Starry starry night… Van Gogh could have used this pic for inspiration.
#haikupoetry
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#astronomy
#astrophotography
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30 days ago
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After seeing this, wondering if Darth can shred Like Eric Clapton…
#haikupoetry
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#starwars
#starwarsday
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about 1 month ago
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Cued up for viewing, a great movie musical! Annie Get Your Gun
#movies
#movie
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
#musical
#musicals
youtu.be/InXvJ0-t1Aw
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Official Trailer ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern)
YouTube video by Trailer World
https://youtu.be/InXvJ0-t1Aw
about 1 month ago
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It’s Gus Grissom’s birthday. Born a century ago and died way too young.
#haikupoetry
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#NASA
#Spaceflight
#space
#astronaut
#sciku
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Gri...
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Gus Grissom - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Grissom
about 1 month ago
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I’ve seen it just once, back when I was a pre-teen. Many years ago.
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about 1 month ago
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Let’s stream some sci-fi: The Thing from Another World “Keep watching the skies!”
#haikupoetry
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#scifi
#Movies
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The Thing From Another World (1951) Official Trailer #1 - Howard Hawks Horror Movie
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
https://youtu.be/T5dwbZKd64Y
about 1 month ago
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Rainy day today. I’ll watch the world from in here with some hot choc’late.
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about 1 month ago
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Cowboys and spaceships, spies and plenty of noir. Movie night tonight!
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about 1 month ago
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The Bangles were right: another manic Monday. Lots to do today!
#haiku
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
youtu.be/SsmVgoXDq2w
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The Bangles - Manic Monday (Official Video)
YouTube video by TheBanglesVEVO
https://youtu.be/SsmVgoXDq2w
about 1 month ago
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Oh, so long ago, back when I was much younger, years passed more slowly.
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about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Rich Lynch
Jonathan Slater
about 1 month ago
Good night Blue Sky
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A big eye in space looks into the universe. Window to the stars!
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about 1 month ago
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Thunderstorm rages but is conquered by the sun. There’ll be a rainbow.
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about 1 month ago
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Create a story in seventeen syllables? Accept the challenge!
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about 1 month ago
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A calm afternoon is a good time to ponder and think peaceful thoughts.
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about 1 month ago
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A baking
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for today: There’s an old kids’ song: “Do you know the muffin man?” Well, today you do!
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Here’s a batch of banana cranberry muffins hot out of the oven.
about 1 month ago
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A luminous swirl set against the black of space. It glows so softly.
#haikupoetry
#micropoetry
#astronomy
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about 1 month ago
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Bread dough ready for the oven!
about 2 months ago
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(a bit earlier than usual) I’m now so old that nightmares no longer scare me, but do entertain.
#haikupoetry
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about 2 months ago
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