Wintry Thoughts for December 13, 2010

Today is Monday December 13, 2010 and the US is gripped in Winter’s grasp in many regions of our nation with 8 days to go until Winter Solstice 2010. Yes, WordPress’ snowflakes across the page look festive and perfect for the season!

Now no one knows why the muse of bad poetry tends to light rather frequently upon my shoulder. If I could explain it I could probably stop it. But not today for I’m in a holiday mood that begs for snowy expression however minor it may be:

As wintry winds begin to blow
remember Mama told you so
your scarf and mittens are a must
to counter winter’s freezing gust!

jc 2010

And if you have a moment, you’ll find it won’t take a sled but only a simple click to discover my latest science-y/poem-y blog Woolly Mammoth Chronicles where I express in rhyme my personal misgivings about Science’s plan to clone from fossil DNA a long-extinct relic of the Ice Age, the woolly mammoth.

My ‘Odes to a Woolly Mammoth’ are the inexplicable result, plus, Science News links and odd videos are included as well so check it out and answer the woolly mammoth poll, upper right, if you wish to weigh in on the weighty woollie’s proposed return to ‘life’ – or to some Frankensteinian version of it.

Also, your feathers may be ruffled to know that my Political Astrology blog Stars Over Washington was updated this morning concerning the astro-atmosphere on Capitol Hill: this week’s lame duck session is marked by Monday’s Fire-Water combination of The Seeker and The Mystic!

The Winter Solstice 2010 horoscope is there as well: see sidebar for Top Ten SO’W posts which is where you’ll find my December 21, 2010 Lunar Eclipse article with chart image, too.

Hope you keep your feathers dry and warm! jc

Prez Election Rhyme: it had to be done

Well, the November 2008 prez election is closing in and will be here before we know it - I waited for you long as I could but apparently you hadn’t written anything of the rhymery persuasion so it had to be done such as it is:

http://limslimericks.blogspot.com/2008/08/prez-election-rhyme-2008.html

This rhyme’s not the fault of Mr. A. Cat…all the blame’s on me this time.

Of course, you could’ve stopped it but you didn’t. And I know you’re busy. We’re all busy. I just happened to have an extra 25 minutes earlier tonight and this is one of the things that can happen when you give me a pen, paper, and some free minutes.

Okay, my peace has been said now so I’ll go watch Kiefer Sutherland on The Late Late Show with TV’s Craig Ferguson (sans moustache, thank goodness.) Reminnnnd you of anyone?

Cat limericks Obama’s overseas tour

At last! Mr. A. Cat has gotten through to us at Lim’s Limericks with a freshly scratched limerick which seems to apply to Barack Obama’s recent overseas tour of presidentiness:

http://limslimericks.blogspot.com/2008/07/elegant-kitten-barack.html

~~Cat photo of Princess Grace included~cred to Maya H.~~

Karl No-Show Rove

As you know, Mr. Defiant was a no-show yesterday on Capitol Hill, so I penned a poem in honor of a man who knows all the Bush skeletons personally:

http://limslimericks.blogspot.com/2008/07/rove-no-show-poem-penned.html

Cat from Iran: a limerick

There once was a cat from Iran

who got hot and turned on a fan

it wasn’t enough

to cool off his fluff

so atoms were split in Tehran.

He worked long and hard on the splits

while George threw incompetent fits

by acting so proud

no weapons allowed

or sanctions will come in a blitz.

So who gave the arms race it’s start?

who played the gargantuan part?

America’s clout

could take the world out

but that wouldn’t be very smart.

jc 5.16.07

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Be careful or you’ll find more spycats, political limericks and rhymeries, plus a few kitty cat photos at:

http://limslimericks.blogspot.com

Here’s The Guardian on the EU’s new banking freeze of Iran’s assets:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/iran.eu

impurrfect political poem published

Sorry but it’s true:  http://limslimericks.blogspot.com/2008/05/prez-campaign-rag.html

See the depths of what prez campaign fatigue can lead to? Even my cats are complaining (photo of Wiley included in above-linked post. He’s a longhaired beauty but oh so wumped out!)

Political Rhyme of a Presidency for Sale

Early this morning the muse of political rhymery landed rather clunkily upon my brow and I’ve published the results here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/675513/lone_ranger_for_president.html

Warning: if you wear your political indoctrinations on your sleeve–or are floating within an Obama dream–you may wish to skip this triple-versed smidge of campaign cynicism.

Warning: above warning may be Void in France–they love him over there, said http://www.npr.org this morning.

Jules Verne and Endeavor flybys may be seen Tuesday!

Space Weather News for March 24, 2008

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http://spaceweather.com

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TRIPLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station and the two spaceships are now orbiting Earth in tandem. This sets the stage for a series of rare *triple* flybys, which many sky watchers will be able to observe on Tuesday, March 25th. It’s a triple because three spacecraft are involved. First to appear is the European Space Agency’s Jules Verne cargo carrier flying 2000 kilometers ahead of the ISS-Endeavour combo. Jules Verne is about as bright as a 1st magnitude star. Four minutes later, and even brighter, the space shuttle and space station follow Jules Verne across the starry sky–a spectacular sight!

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US and Canadian readers can find out when to look using our new Simple Satellite Flybys tool: http://spaceweather.com/flybys. (Note: We haven’t forgotten about the rest of the world. Work is underway to expand our simple flyby predictions beyond North America to all parts of the globe. Stay tuned.)

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SOLAR ACTIVITY: Who says the sun is quiet? Two new sunspots are growing rapidly near the sun’s equator. Just yesterday they were almost invisible; now the active regions are several times larger than Earth and are putting on a good show for anyone with a backyard solar telescope.

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Visit http://spaceweather.com for movies, photos and updates

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Here’s my previous article concerning the Jules Verne cargo ship with a few of the Father of Science Fiction’s natal chart details–and current links to his natal chart as well:

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http://judecowell.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/jules-verne-now-hurtling-into-space/

Copper on my mind, Penny’s in the jar

Here’s rhyme I wrote a while back and published to http://limslimericks.blogspot.com

The lowly penny’s under siege
by forces dark and deep

they care not what the people want
our penny we would keep.

They’ve stolen pensions and our jobs
our IDs and our rights

with ports and cargo up for grabs
they choose the hollow fights.

From flags unburnt to steroid use
when Congress takes the Hill

hold tight your lowly penny or
the copper merchant will.

jc 3.18.08

Check those pennies before you give them up–you might have a valuable one in the jar!

Bernanke Rag (rhyme involved)

Economics gotten shaky

we’re directed by Bernanke

causing all a world o’trouble

failed to prick the housing bubble

Greenspan got the scam ball rolling

subprime loans he loved extolling

in cahoots with Wall Street mavens

vultures, crows, and greedy ravens

power money money power

leave the poor to rot and sour

US taxes’ cash cow fading

socialize insider trading

Bush’s tenure worst one ever

bolshevik is at the lever

how much loss may we encumber?

get in line and take a number

enemies are undermining

New York’s Client Number Nining

golden parachutes are spreading

next Fed chairman needs close vetting

may I be a little franky?

time to jettison Bernanke.

jc 3.15.08 (too many people are hoodwinked and hurting by these “experts” who had to see the meltdown coming for me to apologize for the groaniness of this one!)

Good resource: http://www.augustreview.com (which is not associated in any way with this particular example of bad poetry.)