Category: TGIF

TGIF and Haiku

~ John W. Howell ~ 20 Comments

 

a friday

 

 

Friday at last. As amazing as it is the month is half over. Soon we will be graced with the Memorial Day holiday which is worth the expectation of good times, weather and a little time off. Of course we must keep going for another two weeks before the promise of pleasure. Today’s Haiku is a small tribute to the fact that the winter weather is finally behind us and the warmth of summer nearly upon us.

Summer by John W, Howell ©2014

Shiver in the cold,

Too long waiting for the sun . . .

Complaining, too hot.

 

Friday the Last Workday of the Week – TGIF

~ John W. Howell ~ 25 Comments

 

It is always nice to reach Friday after a full work week. What makes it particularly nice is the opportunity to look forward to the weekend with all of its freedoms. I guess we all know this so it seems silly writing about it. Yet to simply come to the end of the week without an acknowledgement of the significance downplays the kind of week we had and is now concluded. If the week was productive and rewarding the Friday celebration takes on an air of congratulations. If the week was challenging and tough the Friday celebration takes on the air of a nod to survival and the opportunity to try again next week. In any case, to pause for a moment and reflect on the week is a good habit which makes TGIF what it really is. It becomes a milestone marking the passage of our lives. So with this deep philosophy discussion comes the Haiku for the week. Also I like ABBA songs and Dancing Queen has the word Friday in it so here it is.

 

Mark by John W. Howell

Four seasons a year,

Enter, leave on measured time . . .

No mark left behind.

Friday Again so Soon – Ha Ha

~ John W. Howell ~ 21 Comments

a skydive

 

We finally made it to Friday. I have to say this was one hell of a week. I am working on my third novel and have set a goal to write 1000 words a day. This week I fell short. Not because I didn’t want to write , but I was busied out with projects needing done and pets needing help. It wasn’t as bad as I thought not achieving my goal, so I now need to whip myself into a frenzy and get back on the horse. It reminds me of the old question when faced with something which you believe has dire consequences. “What is the worst that could happen?” Once you face that question dealing with the issue is more manageable. So when I was pulling my hair out about missing daily numbers, I asked myself, “What is the worst that could happen?” I figured the worst would be a week’s delay in finishing my book. Since I don’t skydive, if I finish my book a week later than planned, it is no big deal. I don’t think the world will even notice. Okay I feel better. Now to the Margarita. Oh I almost forgot the Haiku. Here it is:

Worst case by John w. Howell ©2014

Worrying too hard,

About phantom dire results . . .

Breathe in deeply peace.

Friday is Haiku Day

~ John W. Howell ~ 36 Comments

Today is known affectionately on Fiction Favorites as Haiku day. It is also the last day of the work week and a day we all look forward to having completed. It is also a day when we can take a moment to reflect on the previous week and take stock of what we have accomplished. Of course we need to be pretty sure of those things we put down on the accomplishment side of the ledger. One of the things I accomplished this week is a complete set of photos of my FJ 40. In order to do this, I had to put the roof and doors back on. The roof is no small feat since it weighs close to 400 pounds dripping wet. Now you may ask, why a full set of photos of your 1978 FJ 40 Land Cruiser? Well it is a sad day, but a day I knew was coming for the last year. It is now time to sell my beloved FJ.

I’m not selling her because I’m no longer in love. No far from it. I am selling her because I no longer have the time to pay attention to her as she has become accustomed. She sits for weeks with no-one to play with and talk. Her terminal rust is not getting any better and I have no time to treat the condition properly. Her heart keeps beating and she gets worn down since she must be driven routinely or her sensors and systems begin to malfunction. She becomes deflated with the lack of use. In short, I have another lover, my writing, with whom I am totally committed and it is not fair to her to stay with me.

I originally got her as a project car and did a lot of work to put her on the road. Now I must turn to other things and set her free. Oh yes the Haiku, I almost forgot. It’s titled Goodbye.

Goodbye by John W. Howell

Together is good,

One absent the other not . . .

A new day is here.

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How about you. Do you look back and evaluate your week?

Friday is the best Day for a Haiku and a Margarita

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Been a long week for me. How about you. Well one of the nice things about a fairly tough week when Friday finally comes, it is cause for celebration. Of course,  most of us have to define tough within the same context as our overall life profile. For some, tough may be defined as not being able to find a parking place in front of our favorite lunch spot and actually having to pay for valet. For others it may be going without several meals for several days. It is kind of strange how our lives take on a standard of normal. I guess we have Maslow and the hierarchy of needs to thank for that. Once basic needs are met the human condition dictates that we try to move up the hierarchy until we achieve what we consider to be the top. Of course, if we somehow find ourselves where basic needs are not being met, we go right back to the basics. Enough of the social theory for now. You came for the Haiku and here it is.

 

Life is Hard by John W. Howell ©2014

 

Life is hard for some,

For others it is so easy. . .

Until things go wrong.

 

Friday, Friday, Friday Woo Woo *slap* – Ahem Haiku Time.

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Making it to the end of the workweek doesn’t necessarily mean we can totally forget our jobs over the weekend. Imagine if you will (Rod Serling visual here) the prospect of having to re-learn everything you knew last Friday when you return to work on Monday. Also think of the pain of learning how some of your job sucks all over again as well. This week’s Haiku looks at the idea of completely forgetting ones work over the weekend.

Where Am I by John W. Howell© 2014

Out of bed Monday,

Can’t remember what I do . . .

Hope I’m a doctor.

Have a great weekend

Heaven Help Us it is Really Friday

~ John W. Howell ~ 22 Comments

 

Friday

Thanks be to our lucky stars; we made it. Only eight more hours before we can break the binds that tie us to our money machine and run headlong into the ethereal bliss that is the weekend. We can be free, to be, who we want to be. (Whoa wait a minute. This is getting out of hand and sounds like a Coke or US Army commercial)

It is always good to hit the last day of the week and know we have fought the good fight and have given it our best shot. We need to take a minute and reward ourselves if for nothing else than actually making it through the week.

Here is the Haiku celebrating our fortitude during the work week.

Guts by John W. Howell ©2014

All week we stood tall,

Crouching in the perfect spot . . .

To avoid arrows.

Have a great weekend

Thank Goodness it is Friday – Margarita Ho.

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Friday is the last golden day of the work week. That is unless you are a type A personality and need to keep working through the weekend to satisfy some inner need to drive to perfection. If you are; allow me to step aside and you can bowl right through there and jump on those opportunities. I could almost feel the wind go by me on your way to perfection. YOU GO! Don’t let anyone or anything try to persuade you to alter the path to your own actualization. You deserve the best and by dammit you shall have it.

For the rest of us this is a day to look forward to some off-time. While the type A there is minding and grinding the details of the next salvation machine for mankind why don’t we relax. Take a deep breath and say after me. MAR . . . go ahead say it. GAR . . .that’s it. RITA . . .YAY you are well on your way to an enjoyable couple of days. Here is a Haiku to get you started.

Relax by John W. Howell © 2014

Every muscle tight,

Down to the very last nerve and . . .

Need Saturday now.

Have a great weekend everyone.

TGIF Haiku is as TGIF Haiku Does

~ John W. Howell ~ 20 Comments

 

 

 

Well here we are on the cusp of the weekend once again. Boy do I love Fridays. It is the night of an authorized Margarita and a nice ending to the week. I hope your week was productive and you accomplished all you set out to do. I have to say mine overflowed with getting stuff done. I was able to do some editing in addition to recording a Pod Cast interview. All in all, a very productive week

Here is my Friday Haiku for this week.

Work Week by John W. Howell ©2014

Work is done for now,

Time to celebrate the week . . .

Margarita rocks.

Happy Friday and best to all for the weekend