Valentine's Babe

Babe, you dropped me
on Valentine’s Day ’04.

You liked what was in my head
or so you said.

You liked what was between my legs
your hips told me that.

You dropped me after dinner
at a gay café
but did you have to do it
on Valentine’s Day?

From My Travel Journal

Here's a snippet from my travel journal dated May 4, 1989:

…took a bus to Grand Bazaar then wandered through streets to Eminönü – water bus station & took boat up Bosporus to Pashabahce, took bus to Üskuder then ferry to Eminönü – total cost (including glass of tea) 60¢!

Three Haiku

Standing at a wall
face against the brick
dying leaves

Leather couch, hard candy
26th Street traffic
rain clouds

Riptide on the radio
St. Augustine grass
balloons blowing west

Middle-Aged White Guys on the Run!

Middle-aged white guys are being forced out of jobs everywhere as The Ruling Class discovers that they are being paid 2% more than a recent graduate could be paid.

The findings of a study by Barfleigh’s and Associates in Miami, FL indicate, “that while a middle-aged white guy who’s been with a company for 5 years or more may have practical knowledge and experience, they tend not to be able to just follow the orders and dictates of upper management without questioning the premise of the order or dictate.”

Ms. Lourdes Byudimarc, Vice-President for Human Resources of Haatpantz Inc., a local consulting firm adds, “Middle-aged white guys may bring a certain level of continuity to a company that cannot find the procedure manual: It’s easy to stop them in the hallway and ask a question; it’s even kind of fun knowing that with their weak bladders and prostate problems you’re causing a certain delay to them relieving themselves. Uh, where was I, oh yeah, the point is that it’s more profitable to cut costs than to have that kind of knowledge available.”

“It’s a problem of expectations” said Darius Pendejo-Cochnillo, 22 – a recent graduate from an online university. “These old guys want things like health insurance, vacation pay, a lunch room. What do they think this is? Europe?”

Where do middle-aged white guys go after they lose their jobs? “Oh, we don’t worry about that,” remarks Byudimarc, “as long as they don’t try to collect unemployment insurance. That could throw the budget numbers way off!”