“Throwback Thursday: OMG: Throwback Thursday, I needa find a photo of myself from like hella long ago and post it on Facebook”
Throwback Thursday 2015-07-30
Today is time for a walk down memory lane again and dig into the archives from the beginning of Rantings Of A Third Kind. Here are a few of them:
“Coffee, because I can count the number of slept hours on one hand”
Coffee.
Coffee.
Why?
Because I barely slept last night.
Coffee.
Why?
Simply to get through this day.
Coffee.
Why?
Because I need some inspiration for my working day, every day.
Coffee.
Why?
Because I need the will power to exercise today and every other day.
Coffee.
Why?
It is the best creation humanity has ever devised.
Coffee.
Why?
I may not always agree with the taste of it. Then again, there is no such thing as bad coffee!
Coffee.
Why?
Because I had to write this damned tale about it!
Poetry and Photography
“The earth laughs in flowers” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flower Power
My eyes fixated
Almost sated
Admiring the colours
And the odors
Of those precious things
Making my heart sing
Glad I saw you today
You really saved my day
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An homage to Dame Helen Mirren
All Hail the Queen!
Happy 70th Birthday to the glorious, sexy, sensational, and über-talented Dame Helen Mirren!
“I was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous” Helen Mirren
Ode to Dame Helen Mirren
The star of everything that matters
Stating this not just for the sake of flatters
The Queen, the Chief Inspector, a tart
Playing them all with very much smart
She is definitely not a prude
When prancing in the nude
Not afraid to speak her mind
Even if it meant to be a little unkind
A naughty word here and there
To make her point, if you weren’t clear
Pure perfection of talent and beauty
Always with the sense of duty
A rose by any other name
Let’s all hail to our Dame
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Photography and Poetry
“Remember, as far as everyone knows, we are a nice, normal family!”
Ode to My Family
Can’t live with them
Can’t live with them
That is really all that can be said
Rather than whining, I wrote this ode instead
I would like to put them in a box
And take them out when ever needed
But there is a warning to be headed
They really are quite crazy
Maybe a little hazy
And cunning like the fox
The may not be my kind of crazy
But they are still family
Even though scattered all over
Like a five leaf clover
I still have the luxury
Maybe even compulsory
To keep in touch with them
Thank Goodness for such gems
As Instagram and Facebook
Now we are all hooked
So without resistance
Lets enjoy the distance
No just kidding
I love you guys!
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An homage to Captain/Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott aka James Doohan
“I dannae is she can take any more, Captain!” Scotty
The Miracle Worker
The ship is his baby
Wouldn’t change it for a lady
The chief engineer
Of the starship
Not one gear
He isn’t familiar with
He’s got the gift
It’s not a myth
I’m sure you can agree
With the shipmates and me
He’s no jerker
But a true miracle worker
An homage to Captain Kathryn Janeway
“Ma’am is acceptable in a crunch, but I prefer Captain” Captain Janeway, Star Trek Voyager
Captain, My Captain
Hair in a bun
Phaser on stun
Cool on the outside
Passionate on the inside
Charging off to battle
Borg, Hirogen, Kazon no matter
The enemy
She can be a frenemy
To get the job done
So pick up your gun
And follow her to hell and back
Pick up the slack
In your action be fair and square
And avoid the death glare
Both fierce and delightful
Quite a handfull
Full of action
She is our Captain
Celebrating an anniversary; A thirty years’ journey with my Partner in Crime
“Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English”
Me and My Shadow
It was nineteen eighty-five
When I hitched a ride
Ever since that time
We have been tied
Like sugar and spice
Abbott and Costello
And what have you
I am still quite amazed
And feeling totally graced
That someone would stare at my face
For thirty odd years straight
So thanks for all this time, sweetheart
Lets try to make it to the next part
And add another thirty to the cart
After all the most important thing
Which makes you want to sing
It’s good to have that one person
Who will support you without a reason
No matter how serious
Or delirious
Life gets
I will bet
You will still be the one
Who I can rely on
To go absolutely
And completely
Bonkers with
Ain’t that a hit!
An homage to Dame Angela Lansbury
“Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides” Angela Lansbury
Blue Eyes is back
She’s got grace and style
And to top it, a great smile
Oh those blue eyes
Could light up the skies
Her face most adorable
Her talent undeniable
Like the whirlwind
Still hard at working
A Queen without a crown
A Dame with a gown
She is the belle of the ball
So say we all
Now and for ever more
An homage to Jessica Fletcher
“Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?”
Murder She Wrote
The former school marm
With lots of charm
A writer of mystery
A worthy opponent of Christie
Is she just, having some fun
Or hitting a homerun
Being quite the detective
With a mind most selective
Solving crimes most foul
Not throwing in the towel
Until justice is served
To those whom deserved
Be that in the town in Main
Or on an excursion to Spain
She will always win
Before the episode comes to a fin
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