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!"

Bring on the Baseball!

Bring on the Baseball!

Bring on the bats,

bring on the gloves,

bring on the baseball!

Bring on the stadium,

bring in the fans,

bring on the baseball!

Bring it on for 162 games!

Keep it going until November!

Just bring on the baseball!

Bring on the baseball,

April is almost here.

But why wait any longer for the game we hold dear?

Bring on the baseball

and continue it all year.

After all, it is America’s Pastime, and it is one we hold dear.

What Does it Mean to be a Draft Bust?

What Does it Mean to be a Draft Bust?

What does it mean to be a draft bust?

Was the player over-drafted?

Did the player underachieve?

What does it mean to be a draft bust?

Does it just apply to players picked in the first round?

Did the team put too much of its hope in the player?

What does it mean to be a draft bust?

Was the player over-hyped;

heralded as the “next big thing”?

What does it mean to be a draft bust?

Well there are many ideas,

including the ones listed above.

But, what it really means to be a draft bust;

what it really means is…

the player didn’t live up to the hype, and thus didn’t get it done.

Food

So many fruits to choose from as one walks down the aisle.

Some of these fruits actually cost more than others.

Look around. There are fruits that will cost you $1.99 a pound

but there are others that will cost you $2.99 a pound.

Why is that? Sad thing is you’re hungry too.

Imagine if you will that you could just eat one of these pieces of fruit

without getting caught.

Don’t actually do that though! You don’t necessarily want to get thrown out of the grocery store.

Especially if you want to, or do work in one.

Graphic Novel Brainstorm

This is a rather short list with only a few bullet-points, dashes, or whatever you want to call them. Just know that with this little brainstorm I can go in a few directions if I want/need to. Here is the list:

-         Materialism (latest and greatest ideology)

-         “throw away” technology – real e-waste

-         old technology – Can it still be useful despite it’s age?

-         Commentary on these three things possibly simultaneously.

Yes it is a short list but it doesn't mean that the graphic novel will be short. These would be just central ideas. Stay tuned...