#BlueMoon #Haiku

Do something rarely?
Today's the day to do it.
"Once in a blue moon."

Another #TomBrady #Deflategate #Haiku

Brady ban upheld.
Don't even appear to cheat.
NFL means biz.

#Obamas3rdterm #Haiku

Obama says he
could win a third term. Could be.
No shortage of fools.

#PoliticalRants #Haiku

Some people can't help
being stupid, but they could
keep it a secret.

#Summertime #Haiku

Picking blackberries.
How I love to hate them.
Thorns, annoying seeds.

#BackgroundCheck #Haiku

Handgun background checks.
Depends on good database
Bad base, useless check.

#Unarmed #ArmedForces #Haiku

Unarmed Marines?!? What?
We train them but don't trust them?
Sitting ducks for nut!

#Failure #Haiku

The greatest failures
often become the greatest
achievers ever.

#NASA #Exoplanet #Haiku

NASA wants to find
intelligent life in space.
Few signs of it here.

#Gout and #Aging #Haiku

Day three with the gout.
Guess my warranty expired
when I turned 50.

#BlakeShelton #MirandaLambert #Haiku

Shelton, Lambert split.
Country duo divorcing.
Sad. Wish them both well.

#Trump2016 #Haiku

Trump, just shut up, 'k?
Sideshow candidate before
latest stupid words.

#Parenting After #Divorce #Haiku

Parenting after
divorce: Hard on the kids, and
parents, step-parents.

#RIPJulesBianchi #Haiku

RIP Jules Bianchi
French Formula One driver
Dead at 25.

#ChattanoogaShooting #Haiku

Terror strikes in TN
Another Muslim gunman.
When will we wake up?

#RIPEdDougherty #Haiku

RIP Ed Dougherty.
Salem concert promoter.
Brought Salem big stars.

#GreeceCrisis #Riots #Haiku

Flat broke, Greece in flames.
Who paid for the gas in their
Molotov cocktails?

#IranDeal #Haiku

Iran deal has been signed.
Obama channeling
Neville Chamberlain.

#GreeceBailout #Haiku

Just hysterical!
Greece now stuck with harsher terms
than ones they just snubbed!

#WhatIdTell18YearOldMe #Haiku

Finish college FAST!
Do military service
Save some money, fool!

#Reunion #Haiku

Sitting listening
to peeps I don't know talk 'bout
peeps I don't know. Sigh.

#RIPOmarSharif #Haiku

RIP Omar Sharif
Lawrence of Arabia,
Doctor Zhivago.

#RIPKenStabler #Haiku

RIP Ken "Snake" Stabler
Raiders, Oilers, Saints QB
SB XI Champ.

#Semicolontattoo #Haiku

Semicolon tat
Who knew? Supporting depressed
and mentally ill?

#cancelyourengagementzayn #Haiku

Apocalyptic:
#cancelyourengagementzayn
is top Twitter trend.

#NationalFriedChickenDay #Haiku

It's Fried Chicken Day!
Never have been able to
fry it like my mom. :^(

#GreekReferendum #Haiku

Most Greeks voting "No."
I say, cut the ingrates loose.
Let them pay OWN bills.

#IndependenceDay #Haiku

Independence Day
Freedom ain't free. Thanks to all
who paid the real price.

#Wimbledon2015 #Haiku

Wimbledon is on.
Can't get the hang of tennis.
Swing racquet all wrong.

#OregonSummer #Haiku

So hot in my house
two hobbits just came through and
tossed in a gold ring!

#OregonPot #Haiku

Pot now legal here.
You can have, even smoke it...
You just can't buy it.