Holiday Thoughts

By now it's tradition, and must be observed.

Holiday weight gain's no fable

I resist as much as I'm able

But festive eating

Is diet defeating

With temptation laid out on the table.

Chicago Cubs fans waited close to a century for a reason to celebrate.  Let's hope the Democrat's suffering is over much more quickly.

It was bad but the end is now here

I apprehend the next one with fear

The Trump situation 

Will dampen celebration

But I wish you a Happy New Year!

Last Minute Shipping

Don't have the time to finish all your holiday tasks?  How about delivering packages to a huge number of children all before sunrise?

Santa's delivery operation

Depends on outmoded transportation

His whole research team

Is pursuing his dream

Of quantum teleportation.

Gifts and guests may add to the stress, and then there's all that food you eat 'just to be polite.'

The holidays fill some with anxiety

Others take time to feel piety

After weeks of good cheer

We greet the New Year

And some may feel bloated and diety.

Solstice

If short days and long nights have got you down, relief is on it's way.  

Daylight’s at it's annual low

As all the astronomers know

From now through the Spring

Daylight's returning

The sun will be up more tomorrow.

No matter what other Holiday you observe, the winter solstice is a reason to celebrate!

Post Post Truth Post

Post Truth - word of the Year?  Really?  Post Truth: an adjective defined as 'relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.’  

I think it’s much simpler than that. 

I often like verbal invention

‘Post truth’ received undue attention

Emotional appeal

Does NOT make it  real

It’s just lies wrapped up in pretension.

Years ago, a masterful storyteller and novelist, writing under an assumed name, had an important insight about truth and lies.

Samuel Clemens had a fact centered view

As Mark Twain he said stick to what’s true

Lies and fabrications

Create complications

Honesty is easier to do.

Post Truth

The Oxford Dictionary announced a couple weeks ago that "post-truth" is its 2016 word of the year.  According to the dictionary's website, the word is "an adjective defined as 'relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.' "

Reality is now circumvented

No need to have facts documented

If you can conceive it

And people believe it

That is now truth - reinvented.

According to one well placed campaign manager, truth is not important what counts is that people believe it.

Oh what a web people weave

When people lie and deceive

Now all the proof

That is needed for truth

Is if other people believe.