It’s been difficult finding a topic for punditry today. I was impressed
yesterday by the RiskProf’s suggestion that the next Fed Chairman
might come from the Texas Cosmetology Advisory Board. So, I
surfed over there this morning. The Board’s Presiding Officer is
Clive Lamb. “Chairman Lamb” should have a nice docile ring to it
for the President. [Prof. B. also thinks GW Bush might pick a
crony.]
I just saw the tagline on the masthead of the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – it says “the
umbrella licensing agency of the State of Texas.” Do you
mean to say that umbrellas are more regulated than handguns
or shotguns in Texas? They really do need Kinky Friedman
for Governmor.
for their own seat on the Supreme Court by all the cranial-conservo-
crybabies isn’t asking for a quota, or at least affirmative action. How-
ever, I’m not going to waste more pixel-space on the topic until some-
thing important takes place in the Miers’ confirmation process.
Therefore, instead of worrying about cronies and quotas,
I’m going to help address a recent deficit at this website:
not enough haiku from DeVar Dahl. We have no quota
for Canadian artistry — just for quality one-breath poems:
the crisp wings
of an old dragonfly
autumn sunset
dull pencil
the staff meeting
goes on and on
“the crisp wings” – Snapshots Magazine #10 (2004)
“autumn winds” – hon men., WHC Shiki Haiku Poems Contest
“dull pencil” – Haiku Canada Newsletter 16:1
“heat wave” – from Basho Mem. Museum (English selections, 2005)
by dagosan
autumn cycle
one red and one brown
sock in the tub
two rainbows
in one day —
no one to tell
[Oct. 18, 2005]
potluck
click on through, to see the latest bunch of October haiku by
paul david mena, with photos by mary melodee mena. Being
partial to Einstein’s quote about plaid pants, I must dissent,
however, to the notion expressed in this haiku.
