Thursday, March 06, 2008
Poetry first tonight. Eight grim lines that end with a molusis:
The one-eyed idol in the living room
Strikes at my family like the crack of doom
I see their eyes a-glaze and they sit so still
They ought to run away but it's all up hill
I run up to hide in my own bed room
I stamp in my frustration 'til the floor goes boom.
If I pull out the plug, I'll incur their wrath
Oh, how can I lead them from their chosen path?
The moluses go right along with my stamping in frustration, don't you think?
If anyone is reading this, I invite them to offer a way to wean my poor family from the TV.
The other night (in the post about moluses and spondees) I asked if you could think of a well-known line that ended in two spondees. It's the old shave-and-a- haircut--two bits ditty.
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Dear Sir:
With regards to a line taken from Wednesday's post:
"The wife kills the morning in a meeting with her boss, reasonably productive, shoots home to check on the kid, then gets shanghaied by a senile client for three hours calming an anxiety attack and the office can't find a caregiver to replace her."
This line becomes far more interesting with a little editing. For example, "The wife kills her boss this morning, then rushes home to shoot the sick kid, just before arranging to have a senile clint Shanghaied." By changing the focus of the sentence you are able to really grasp the reader's attention.
Fondest regards,
Mucca Fignotti
Dear Rogers:
Based on your recommendation, I have begun each day this week reciting a poem, to guitar music, to the love of my life, at daybreak. The poems I chose this week were "The Raven, Gunga Din, The Shooting Of Dangerous Dan Magrue, and Ozymandius.
When I picked up the poetry book this morning, she grabbed my guitar and broke it over my head. What do you think this means? I also have a trombone that I can play, but it makes reciting poetry a bit difficult.
Fondest regards,
Jack Riepe
Well Dad,
of all your adult children, I probably watch the most television, but I'd say I watch far below the national average. The three oldest watch almost zero.
Try buying them a TIVO and then make them predetermine what shows will be worth their time to watch instead of watching whatever is on at the time. My favorite feature is being able to skip all the commercials. I also like to read the online synopses of popular shows that all the cool kids at work are talking about. That way I can be involved in the conversation with out having to have wasted my time watching the whole show.
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