It is not what a man has
But what he does with what he has
That will determine his success in life
The meaning of life is to be happy
Happiness is found easier by helping someone than helping yourself
What people say is not important
It is what people do that shows true self
Fame and fortune are possessed by only a few
So don't make these your highest goals for great happiness
Let your true colors shine
As only you have them
Don't shrowd them under a veil
To please what you think people want from you
The mind is like a fruit tree
Feed it well and fill it with light
To bring a bountiful harvest
Love is life, hate is death
Be jealous of noone
Trust me in this
The grass is not greener on the other side
In fact, it is quite brown
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
More quotes from my old journal from 1991.
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Life is like a long trip on a short road
There are so many thing to behold
Many drive straight
Many drive reckless
Many drive drunk
Each of us is unique
Each drives a different car
Each looks at life differently
Some look too long at the road in front of them
And forget to look up ahead at the obstacles in their way
So live as you should drive
Look out from yourself and don't live too close to yourself
Try not to examine the mistakes
Don't dwell on the past
Be a nonconformist
If your true self does not accept the values of the majority
Better to live your life the way you would like it
Than live your life to please the values of others
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
Found this in an old notebook from 1990. I was in college back then and working at Hardee's. Plenty of time for self reflection in between those two pursuits.
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I'm that type of neighbor who likes to walk like an elephant
When I put my foot down it rattles all your china
I'm the type of neighbor who loves to sing in the shower
I especially like that song by Snap I Got the Power!
I'm the type of neighbor who falls asleep with tv on way too loud
I'm that type of neighbor who loves to hang out with a crowd
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
I'm that type of neighbor that owns lots of cats
I never clean up after them and thats a fact
I'm the type of neighbor who has two brats
They never stop crying and making noise
I hope it doesn't hurt your feelings
Cause right now they're the ones running across your cealing
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh We Oh Oh Oh
I'm that type of neighbor who deals drugs to the kids
I'm that type of neighbor who stays up all night
My homies will cat call your girlfriend and give her a fright
I'm the type of neighbor who will never talk to you
Don't even try to say hello or try to hang out cause I hate you
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Oh Wee Oh Oh Oh
Cause I'm that type of neighbor
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
Ths is a parody of LL Cool J's I'm That Type of Guy. This is a compilation of bad neighbors I have had and have now living in apartments. I'm still trying to figure out why my black neighbor keeps asking for a knife. Any ideas?
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Author: American Idol contestant Lazaro Arbos: Season 12
Well like um lllll like I learned that song
Like like like um last night
Tata I had cha chosen a tt tape ff from that song
But bbb cause of ya know some ya know some ya know
Ya know we're here ya to shhhhhhh change it so
Interpretation of what Lazaro Arbos said on America Idol last night
I learned that song last night
I had chosen a tape from that song
But we're here to change it
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
America Idol has a contestant named Lazaro Arbos who has a stuttering problem. He doesn't have a problem when he sings, just when he tries to talk. He is very brave to get up there and do what he does, it is inspirational. I have voted for him in the past, but right now I'm voting for Janelle Arthur.
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Author: Bjork
If you ever get close to a human
Prepare to be confused
If there is no man
Enchanting, no insanity
Peaceful, no war
Life, no greed
Human
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
This is a shortened version of Bjork's song Human Nature. She is from Iceland and has a very unique singing style. Her other big hit I love is It's Oh So Quiet.
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I know what you want
You want my gold coins
My little darlings!
The 100 gold coins I have in my pot
Well, you can't have any of them!
If you steal one of my coins you can make a wish
Any wish you want will be granted
Except for one
A Leprechaun's charm can do him no harm
If you want to destroy me you have to destroy my gold
But I know you are too greedy to do the right thing
That will be your doom!
Another thing that can protect you if you decide to steal me gold
A four leaf clover
Good luck finding one
Only one exists for every 10,000 clover
Stay away from the end of a rainbow and my gold
That's my opinion
What do you think?
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
I based this on the Leprechaun movies. Leprechaun 3 is my favorite. He goes to Las Vegas. He has some funny quotes. "This town is full of riches, I'll rip them off, those nasty sons-a-b#$%@es!"
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Bigfoot discovered
Now selling cookbook
Eat Without Meat
National Debt paid off
Future is good for all of our children
Aliens land and offer trips to distant planets
They share their technology and cheap energy source
Man lands on Mars
Discovers friendly alien life
Cubs win the World Series
Crime in Chicago plummets
Cure found for Cancer
Doctor who discovers cure gives it away for free
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un visited by three ghosts
Becomes a real nice guy
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
I used to get a magazine called Weekly World News. They stopped publishing it quite a few years ago. It was filled with fantastic stories that were basically made up fantasy, but it was fun to read.
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The seats on my airplane are cracking
The porche leather seats are too
My private pond had some trespassers
They caught my five pound bass
I got the blues
I got em so bad
I got the rich man
The rich man blues
My silver set of dining wear is tarnished
My wine glasses have spots
My gold rimmed plates are all pitted
Cause I forgot you can't put them in the microwave
And I'm all out of Grey Poupon
I got those blues
I got them so bad
I got the 24 karat
I got the 24 karat rich man blues
I check out my portfolio and Google is down two points
I check out my savings and I'm only getting two percent interest
I check out my taxes and I'm paying 10 million in taxes
I voted for Reagan
I voted for Bush
I thought they were for me
I guess I was wrong
I got the blues
I got them so bad, bad, bad
I got the blue
The rich man blues
Those 24 karat blues
Those private plane, porche, mansion, eating lobster every day blues
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
Just having fun with rich people. It would be funny to see a depressed rich person. They must exist somewhere.
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Keith Urban
Niki Minaj
Randy Jackson
Mariah Carey
These are the judges for this season 12 of American Idol
Who will get cut?
Who will cry?
Who will make a million dollars?
Who will be forgotten?
There's been Kelly Clarkson
Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Carrie Underwood
Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook
Adam Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips
There been other winners too
What is my favorite song from the show?
Clay Aiken's Invisible
A close second is Kelly Clarkson's A Moment Like This
What is my favorite cover?
Adam Lambert's Mad World by Tears for Fears
I didn't even know that song existed before he sang it
My second favorite cover is Blake Lewis'
You Should Be Dancin by the Bee Gees
Who was the hottest contestant?
My pick would be Ryan Starr from season 1
Who is my favorite bad singer?
Mary Roach for her disturbed reaction to the judges
I miss Simon Cowell
I miss Paula Abdul a lot
What will Niki Minaj say next?
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
I have been watching this show since it's beginning in 2002. I guess my real appeal to the show is seeing the bad singers get ripped by the judges. Last night Charlie Askew really got a major ripping by all the judges, but Niki Minaj was especially harsh with her comments about his earring, ponytail, and showing his muscles. He walked off the stage, that doesn't happen, I felt for him. The song he picked wasn't bad either, Mama by Genesis.
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There is a golf course 13 miles away from me
It's called Cole Acres
I went there in October a few years back
I went to the house that was close to the clubhouse
I asked the owner how much for golf
He said 15 bucks and all the golf you can play with a cart
I played four rounds on this nine hole course
It has a layout of pars like this
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4
There is one pond by the right side of the 9th fairway
I played one round from the women's teebox
I played one round with a 7 iron all shots
Just like in the movie Tin Cup
I tried to play one round with just a putter
My arms got tired so I gave up on that idea
The last round I played a shot from just off the green
It was getting dark by then
That round lasted about 15 minutes
Just me and the golf course all to myself
In golf the cheaper the course the more elbow room you have
Especially in October
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
I haven't been able to golf as much as I like lately. I paid for one round last year and got three from family and a friend. I used to be his big buddy and now he sells cell phones and is making something like five grand a month, probably more now. All I know is he makes more than teachers make, and in my book, that's a lot!
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Ned could have taken his basketball to dribble
But Ned just wanted a nibble
Just to pass the time
Though dribbling wouldn't cost him a dime
Ned found it easier to eat
Cakes, crackers and chips and other things sweet
So he sat watching Oprah and this and that
While Ned did grow quite fat
And as he grew and grew he would watch shows
About ways to lose weight
But his weight just grows
Ned spent money on infomercials promising success
But three months later his body would still be a mess
Now Ned is lonely, depressed and worried
Because of Doritos, Mt. Dew, McChickens and McFlurries
Whoppers, M+M's, Subway, Tacos, Arby's, and Pizza Hut
Ned was addicted to food that rotted his gut
You'll find Ned sitting right now
Eating, drinking, and watching TV like a cow
Ned is growing and growing beyond 200 pounds
On cheese, sausage, buttered popcorn and Taco John's hashrounds
Ned could have taken a basketball to dribble
But Ned just wanted a nibble
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
A problem that is quite literally growing and growing and growing. When I went to school in the 80's, you could count the fat people on one hand. Now you would probably need the hairs on your head!
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Are you smarter than a highschool dropout?
Cause there's gonna be some consequences later
Officer Officer
Now we're back in jail
Are you smarter than you used to be?
Are you smarter than a highschool dropout?
Grab some weed and a bag of shrooms
Officer Officer
Now we're back in jail
So are you smart enough for state prison?
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Posted: Feb 2013
About this poem:
Parody of one of my favorite show songs, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? I think it would be funny to have a show with high school dropouts as the kids helping some contestant answer the questions.
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