In case you missed it, the world failed to end again, yesterday. It would be embarrassing if you were continuing as if it had. In May, I warned here about the consequences, historically, associated with laughing at prophets and cynicism for the end of days. My sympathies continue to lie with those who are desperate […]
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Moammar Gadhafi Dead
I just cannot bring myself to write a fourth Gadhafi song. I just can’t. My previous thoughts in three related blong entries are here, here, and here and are also featured in individual audio players below. As my August 25 post indicated, I was poised to write the obituary. But, he persisted. For nearly two […]
BREAKING NEWS: An Occupy Wall Street EXCLUSIVE
The ipoet laureate has been given exclusive access to the previously mysterious demands of the Occupy Wall Street protests. The OWS community has asked that the demands be read rhythmically to the following pumpkinFoot musical accompaniment. Weird, I know. The List: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cde58-occupy-wall-street.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Bad Guy“]
Sleepless in Seattle
Today’s post betrays the depth of my neuroses for this site and its content. At about 11:30 p.m. Friday night, I came across this story (the link was posted on a board I visit; I wasn’t perusing Fox News dot com video’s of Kelly’s Court). Three and a half hours later, after having fallen into […]
Give and Take
Steve Jobs passed this week. I don’t need to fill you in on his story. He’s an accepted technological genius of our time. Apple’s products have changed the way we live our lives. I’m not an Apple or Jobs worshiper but our family has nearly the entire product line, in various specs, and has been […]
CMXI Video UPDATE
See original post below for my written remarks. But, here is the video accompaniment. Please share with friends and enemies.
CMXI
To me it was really difficult not to say something obvious and banal. All of the sentiments have been run. I thought about just telling my own story. Everyone has one, and sharing yours is quintessentially a part of the moment. I thought about trying to honor the major events and personalities of the last […]
Shrugging at Storms
A confluence of too many passions almost made my head explode tonight. So, I am an avid consumer of bloggingheads.tv, which pits in civil debate/discourse blogging and other professionally academic contributors. It is typically politically editorializing (a/k/a a hot poker in the eye for most). But, on Saturday, was posted this great exchange between Daniel […]
Falling Down
It’s worth remembering that the advanced and relatively civilized condition of our present society is the product of men who believed this: “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on […]
Next Gen
My son and his homeboy are making their ipoetblog.com debut with an ode to stackable blocks. Not really rap news. Just raps by 8 year olds. Written by J-Willis & E-Scrilla. Performed by J-Willis. Vocal Percussion by E-Scrilla. Today’s song blog here: [wpaudio url=”http://www.ipoetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/I-Love-Legos-Man.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”I Love Legos, Man.“]
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