There was a chill burglar from Kenya
who, as he worked, listened to Enya.
It lulled him to sleep,
a sleep far too deep.
He woke up where burglars, they send ya.
KENYA LIMERICK
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PROMPT: Do More
Pie eating. I don't mean to be gluttonous about it, but I seldom eat a proper piece of pie. I'd say I get enough dessert, overall, but perhaps need to shift more of the balance of dessert in the direction of pie. Or maybe I just have a momentary hankering for pie, and this is all just meaningless rambles. I do not intend to build a pie-eating action plan, so things will probably remain as they are on the pie-eating front.
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BOOK REVIEW: “War is a Racket” by Smedley D. Butler
War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier by Smedley D. ButlerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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This impassioned essay is a call for a more restrained — some would call it isolationist — application of military force. Regardless of how one might feel about the isolationist stance, you’ll likely be moved by the essay’s central premise that we have too much war because it’s profitable — not profitable for those who fight and die in wars but for businessmen and politicians.
Butler, a US Marine Corps General, was a fascinating character — a two-time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Philippines, Tianjin (during the Boxer Rebellion,) at various places across Central America and the Caribbean, and in the First World War in Europe. He was also a whistleblower about a plot to unseat FDR. Butler writes in a conversational style that exudes a commanding presence.
I’d highly recommend this essay for its critical insights by one of the most impressive Marine Corp officers of all time.
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SLOVENIA LIMERICK
There was a brown bear from Slovenia
who had a bad case of anemia.
While his kin were vegetarian,
he ate campers and carrion —
Hope you don’t meet the iron-shy bear of Slovenia.
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AZERBAIJAN LIMERICK
There was a young man from Azerbaijan
who needed something to prop his feet on.
Thoughts of Ottoman rule,
He'd learned of in school,
made resting his feet on an Ottoman right on!
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DAILY PHOTO: Sa Pa Park & Plaza
BELIZE LIMERICK
When greeting an old lady of Belize
a tourist praised, "You speak English with ease."
"I know it, you fool;
They teach it in school!"
English is the State Language of Belize.
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PROMPT: Advice
“Never argue with a stupid person. In the end, they’ll still be stupid, and you’ll just be frustrated.”
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NEPAL LIMERICK
There was a hairy man from Nepal,
more hirsute than a Neanderthal.
One would be hard put
to tell him from Bigfoot,
going gray, he was Yeti to one & all.
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