Teddy Quatrains

Teddy Quatrains

The only thing I wish I did on Spring Break

that I did not get to do

was play with my oldest computer Ted.

Now who is Ted?

Ted is a 20+ year-old

black IBM Thinkpad 380XD.

He is of use to no one

but me.

Why is that?

He has a few problems

Some can be considered major

and some can be considered minor.

Much to my delight

he also doesn’t go on the internet.

I don’t know if he ever has,

but at this point it is immaterial.

What I would like to do

(And this may just be one for my imagination.)

is to use good ol’ Ted while working with

a Simply Fit board.

Now, as I’ve said before

I don’t know if that would work

but I’m currently using Mr. Ted to type this

whilst breaking my own rule.

Now what’s this rule I’m currently breaking?

My own rule about not using computers on holidays.

Granted Ted was used on a previous Easter many moons ago

so he might be the exception.

Now granted I said might,

even if it’s approaching Easter Night.

Teddy boy’s still working hard, and for me

that’s a pleasant sight.

Don Rickles Tribute

The poem found underneath this post is a tribute to the great Don Rickles. The great likelihood is that we will never see a comedian like him (mostly his great comedic timing and style). So I hope you and Mr. Rickles will enjoy this.

Thank you very much.


T.L. Altmann

Thanks for the Laughter

Thanks for the Laughter

Thanks for the laughter
even though I only really knew you
as the voice of Mr. Potato Head.

Thanks for the laughter;
you and Frank will have some good laughs.
I bet you've already started them.

It's probably a great time up There,
Johnny Carson is probably having a good laugh
up There too as you're probably roasting him pretty good.

So while we're all saddened because you are gone
you gave us laughs for over sixty years
and graced the world with your presence for over ninety wonderful years.

So, thanks for all the memories Don Rickles,
have good laughs and make some jokes,
and, to paraphrase/quote your character Mr. Potato Head: "Toss Him overboard!"