Monday, October 17, 2011

Mon. Oct 17

From Cairo’s Freedom Square to Times Square

The sweet fruits of the Arab Spring have dropped bitter seeds of the American Fall.


Sun. Oct. 16

Building a better mousetrap.

Google profits are up 26%.


Sat. Oct. 15

First he said; I never met an Arab I liked.

Then he admitted; Well, I never met an Arab.

Finally, he said; No Way, Steve Jobs’ dad was an Arab.

Then he again closed his Windows to the real world.

GOP flavor of the month. Fri. Oct 14, 2011

Three pizzas, 27 slices in all (9-9-9).

Dem response (from the German).

Nein, nein, nein … or a nicht in time saves nine.


Tales from the crypt. Thurs Oct. 13, 2011

Idolizing the Founding Fathers Puritan views can be a waste of time. Today, “A penny saved,” probably isn’t worth the effort, unless you downloaded the GasBuddy App.


Mean Wed. Oct 12, 2100

Definition: The others who have what you want.

Synonym: The middle, what you and I are squeezed in.


Not swatting the small stuff. Tues. Oct 11, 2011

After 9/11, hundreds of Customs and Border agents were ordered to block terrorists rather than toxic bugs and bacteria. Estimate damage from pests that slipped through is $130 billion and climbing. Forests are dying. Much of our food supply is threatened. Just a little something for you to chew on.


Sunday October 9, 2011

What occupies Wall Street?

Apparently not the fifth of American children who don’t have enough to eat.


Fri. Oct. 7, 2011

Bad policy too often results from good anecdotes.


Political downs and ups Fri. Sept. 30, 2011

Political Definition: Canna-bliss.g

When the Tea Party goes to pot.

The American Spring Sat. Oct. 1, 2011

Congressional inaction sows seeds of discontent in the potholes of Main Street. They are likely to bloom before the election.

Keep our eye on the Baal. Sunday Oct. 2, 2011

They who seek to lead the ignorant are the fools’ gold of politics.

Twitters from the South Oct 3 2011

A tsunami of Tweets about the recent Virginia earthquake reached New York 40 seconds before the actual shockwaves.

Abbott and Costello Geometry October 4, 2011

The shortest distance between two jokes is a straight line.

Living on borrowed time: The good years before 1929 and 2009.

October 6, 2011



Poor George’s Almanack Wed. Sept 21, 2011

When hawks lie down with doves they produce smaller military nest eggs.

Tonight’s debate explained. Thurs. Sep. 22

The absent are never without fault, nor those present without excuse.

The oops and downs of dead satellites. Sept. 23, 2011

When you throw up something big, hope there is no one below.

It’s a loopy world. Sun. Sept. 25, 2011

In Texas, the loser has his neck in the loop’s hole.

In Washington, the winner has his hand through the loophole.

Poor George's Almanack

 Mon. sept 26

Points of view .

Apparently polls show half of Israel agrees with US hawks flying above the fray that Jerusalem is the shining city on the hill that must be defended at all costs. 

The other half are more down to earth and would rather defend Tel Aviv, the thriving neon lit capitalist city on the coastal plain.

Tues. Sept. 27

Prescribing medications by political speech is a shot in the dark.

Friday, October 14, 2011

GOP flavor of the month. Fri. Oct 14, 20

Three pizzas, 27 slices in all (9-9-9).

Dem response (from the German).

Nein, nein, nein … or a nicht in time saves nine.