One Upsmanship

Do you know any people like this?

When he asks for your thoughts you’d expect

Him to give what you say some respect

But he tries to sound

Like the smartest around

And dismisses all ideas you conject.

 I think I used to be one, and if I’ve really kicked the habit that makes me far superior to those who need to think they are the smartest in the room.  Even knowing all that, people like this are hard to live with, or work for.

He’ll find fault, that I will guarantee

A problem I failed to foresee

The flaw might be small

And not a problem at all

But it lets him feel smarter than me.

Yes Ms. Doty I know it should be smarter than I, but...

Where Does My Summer Go?

After 9 months of underuse, houses in Maine fill up in summer with family and friends.  It’s not all fun and laughter,

The food bill is greatly increased

The wine bill is doubled at least

You may wait an hour

For bathroom and shower

And some guests just cannot be pleased.

but summer passes (too) quickly.

From the start until summer’s close

The house fills and then overflows

Despite extra stress

Of dozens of guests

I’ll be sad when the last of them goes.

Where Did My Files Go?

I turned my computer on and

Access to most files was banned

One e mail was open

It was a note hopin’

I’d give in to their ransom demand.

Yep! The crypto virus V3.0.  Only issued a couple of months ago.

They used Windows (which I ran on my Mac)

To mount their cyber attack

They wanted 700 from me

For a decryption key

That might let me get my files back.

Where Did the Weekend Go?

I rarely throw good stuff away

Where I put it, I can’t always say

The hours that I waste 

Looking for things I’ve misplaced

HAS ANYONE seen MY SATURDAY?

Drachma Drama

The Greek economy needs a boost, but European lenders are calling for stricter austerity.  Strong economic growth is not a by product of austerity during a recession or depression.

Their default left the IMF stunned
(That's the International Monetary Fund)
Austerity hawks don't get
That it's hard to repay debt
When the economy is basically moribund.

The Greeks may owe a lot of Euros, but think about what we and the rest of Europe owe Greece.

Ancient Greeks invented democracy
Modern Europe uses this legacy
Had the Greeks had the foresight
And registered a copyright
They could live off the licensing fee.