To mark Thomas Kinkade’s passing, I posted the following tweet: Just discovered a new use for Twitter. You can learn who has wretchedly bad taste by searching for the #kinkade hash tag. — teeveedub (@teeveedub) April 7, 2012 The accolades displayed if you do just that will bear out my discovery. But I guess I hadn’t realized that, in amongst the sophomoric rhapsodizing, you may also find some poten
When trolling Twitter, rarely do I see A tweet with hints of literary skill Or fondness for the art of poetry. ‘Tis barely prose! ‘Tis such a bitter pill! Now lost is knowledge of the structured verse And unappreciated wit that’s keen. ‘Tis all but absent now and what is worse, Were all that to appear, ‘twould go unseen. But, lo, a tweet scrolls by! Did I just sight A post that seems Shakespearean in tone? Methinks i
2 cups leafy green verbs 1 cup adjectives, chopped 1/2 cup pronouns 6 dangling participles 2 cups ripe nouns, minced 12 prepositions, peeled and diced 1 cup ripe conjunctions 6 articles, slightly blanched 1/2 tsp. intelligence 1 qt. hubris Non-sequiturs In a large bowl, combine the verbs and adjectives. Set aside. Season a large saute pan with participles. Gradually add nouns, prepositions, and conjunctions. Stir unt
