FUNNY MONEY Whoever invented our legal tender Must have done so On a weekend bender. Our money, you see, Rests on debt, not equity. Thus our money’s worth less Whenever the mint Runs its printing press. They say that money…
TOPSY-TURVY TIME I smelled a noise That hurt my nose I felt a sight That tickled my toes. I ate a plate That tasted nice, Then took a nap On a bed of rice. I woke for a walk And…
SOFT I am too soft for the world. Lacking lies, Devoid of disguise To escape the truth That I simply don’t care About an eye for an eye Or a tooth for a tooth. When the cheek turns easily, Is…
BEWARE THE IDEAS OF MARCH Winter came And winter went Like the rock-hard fruitcake Aunt Ethel sent. When at long last dear Spring arrived, Hope seemed sure to come alive. Yes, life would be a glorious rhyme With the coming…
Tragedy & Hope, by Carroll Quigley Tragedy & Hope is heavy reading, both literally and figuratively. It’s 1,311 pages of dense, detailed world history, covering events from roughly the mid-1800’s to 1965, with no graphics and only two brief footnotes.…