November 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 158
-Sockanomics
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
10 years ago I came up with a plan
I bought two dozen pairs of socks
They were all black and all the same
I was doing the laundry today
And it was time to take stock
The dryers said done…
But then started up again on its own
So, I left the kids clothes spinning
And took stock of my socks
Of the twenty-four socks
Only sixteen were left
The others were gone a.w.o.l.
I was shocked
Where do those socks end up?
Still, my sockanomics plan worked
I had no idea that I was low on socks
I always had a matching pair
And never had to think about the future
I want to figure out my whole life
Like I figured out my sock drawer…
Oh, I do only wear black tee-shirts
All the same cut and company
But that’s convenience
Not sockanomics
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 157
- Turkey Faux
Category: Food and Restaurants
It’s the used cook books to find
The ones that open to the food
The ingredients are on the page
You can almost taste the dish
Take my “New Basics” cookbook
(Not that I would give it up)
It opens to all my treasures…
I even bought a second used copy
(To find out “their” treasure)
I don’t use the second copy
It’s just there, just in case…
Once, I left Bittman’s book
“How To Cook Everything”
Right there on the stove
It caught fire
I cooked it
I opened the book
I looked for the recipe
How to cook the cookbook
It was not there
I still use it
Burnt and all
But I look for backups
Just in case
Maybe, if I love you
I’ll give you my cookbook
But more than likely
I’ll be giving you my extra copy
You’ll turn to treasures
That aren’t mine
You’ll think it’s me
But it’s someone else
You’ll love someone else
But think it’s me
And that’s o.k.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 156
Category: News and Politics
Hysterically historically
I used to read about hard times
Kept me grounded
Now I just live it
And I livid underground
Where You At Mule?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 155
Category: Life
I have regrets about things…
I don’t even know yet
I recently found out how…
To tie my shoelace
Without it falling apart
You have to tie the lace
In the middle of the shoe…
It’s hard for me to do
Cause the knot keeps slipping
And I never knew to do that
So it’s all new
But I work hard at it
Cause my laces stay tied
For the first time in my life
I learned it from my friend
The whistling monkey
Who just learned it from his wife
I bet a lot of you knew how…
To tie your shoelaces
Without it unraveling
When you come from
Where I came from
You end up with regrets
About things you didn’t know
You didn’t know
But everyone else seems to know
And for a moment…
I can feel sorry for myself
But then instead
I practice tying my laces…
And they stay tied
For the whole day now!
Of course
I wonder what else
Am I missing
I feel it
But because I don’t know…
I’m waiting for a friend
Or a stranger
To show me
What I don’t know
That everyone else knows…
It kind of makes me sad
And for just a moment
I have regrets about…
Things I don’t know
That I should know
Of course
I already know
That holding onto regrets…
Isn’t the best thing for a person
Feeling bad about your past
Is kind of stupid
Cause it’s your past that
Got you to where you are today…
Still…
I know I missed things
Because of who raised me
And because of my education
Well…
At least I can teach my kids
How to tie their laces
When they’re ready
I gotta go practice
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 154
Category: Writing and Poetry
I cut the ice in the pond
And fish through the hole
It gives me a chance to both
Zone out and stay focused
It’s a lot like breathing
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 153
Category: Life
The chaos of two little kids
And only a stranger looking on
Can see the beauty and humor
Or…
A stranger watching the chaos
May miss the beauty and humor
That only the parents will remember
Forever
Either way…
Win, win situation
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 152
Category: Life
Every morning I am the king
I push my little girl in her stroller
We are singing and laughing
I drop her off at school…
I become the homeless man
Pushing a dirty empty stroller
I am fuzzy and listening to a radio
People are surprised when I buy coffee
They want to show me where the cans are…
At 3:30 I will be king again
Monday, November 03, 2008
Baloney Hi Coos and Faux Cues Number 151
Category: Religion and Philosophy
I have laid
Many a land mine
Only to forget
Where I placed them
So my “justified” rage
Had to change
Because often…
I blew up my own balls
Instead of my enemies balls
Now, I keep a map
And less of a charge
My short fuse lingers
But, I didn’t dud out
I always leave time enough…
To cup ‘em
