Tag: Haiku

Friday – JohnKu – TGIF

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Friday again and I must say after the holiday last week this Friday seemed to take forever to get here. I don’t think it is my imagination since for whatever reason I really did only work three days last week. I took off New Year’s day to watch the Baylor Bears lose to Michigan State. The funny thing was I graduated from Michigan State and was rooting for the Bears. I should explain. My daughter went to Baylor graduating in 2011 and I guess I wanted to cheer on the place where I spent the most money. I remember when I attended Michigan Stare the cost was $186.00 a term (three terms in the year) for tuition. I think my daughter’s cable bill was higher than that. I won’t go into the obvious relative comparison data like a gallon of gas was nineteen cents just suffice it to say I followed the money on this one. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) talks to how post vacation weeks are a pain. Hope you like it.

Full Time by John W, Howell ©2015

Full week, no time off,

Is unfair labor practice . . .

After holiday.

 

 

Friday TGIF JohnKu

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a return

 

Friday has made it again. This week seemed like it was super fast. I guess having the holidays off for most of you kept it moving along. Being the day after Christmas the main focus today is the return of all those wonderful presents you received from well-meaning folks. Sure bright green is supposed to lift your mood but not in a sweater. Yes, footed pajamas with a back door and bear motif are very comforting when you are ten years old (thanks, Aunt Helen) but now need to go back. That aftershave that knocks people off their feet and is guaranteed to lure the beautiful to your neck has no room in your current repertoire especially if you have forgotten what is expected when a beautiful person is on your neck. So it goes. All the wonderful sentiments are intact. The gifts which were to communicate them gotta go. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) talks about this process. I hope you enjoy.

Back by John W. Howell © 2014

Evidence of love,

Opened and scattered around. . .

Triage done on each.

Friday JohnKu – TGIF

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This week has been really busy and next looks to be the same. I was really honored to be a part of the Sally Ember Ed.D interview show on Changes. If you missed it you can go to this link on You Tub and catch up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZRG5j5fHuo 

We are deeply into the Christmas shopping season again. I don’t know about you, but this year I am really out of ideas. Not sure what I’m going to do since I usually have a good idea of what to get by this time each year. I think I’m going to have to consult with some extra-terrestrial something to come up with an idea. I used to have jewelry ideas, but my wife has placed me on a budget which has the effect of making a jewelry selection somewhat more challenging. It seems the higher end stuff gets a better reception than a shark tooth on a string (you think?).

So this week’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) has captured the angst and terror of finding the right gift. It is titled I’m Going to Die. Hope you like it.

I’m Going to Die by John W. Howell ©2014

Uneasy stalks the day,

Terror chills fill the darkness . . .

No gift idea.

TGIF – Friday JohnKu

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Friday is here at last. Today’s margarita is going to be replaced by a steaming cup of mulled cider, I just can’t place an ice-cold drink in your hand when you have a glove on it. I suppose y’all have the same weather issues so we should be glad we can get into the warm to enjoy something hot as we begin to look forward to the holidays. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) celebrates our ability to control our comfort but asks that we think of those less fortunate including the fur people. The title is Cold and hope you enjoy it.

Cold by John W. Howell © 2014

The first of winter,

Creeps in on chilly footfalls . . .

To torture the poor.

Friday JohnKU- AKA- TGIF

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Wonderful Friday. Such a nice day. Only eight more hours and we can kick back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. I really like lime as a fruit of labor. You can squeeze it, add it to agave distillate juice with some orange liqueur and agave nectar. Toss it into a shaker and shake till ice-cold. Pour into a mason jar, add a slice of lime. Put your feet up while on the veranda and tell the world how much you have earned this little gem. I only have about 1000 words until I can do that later today. Hope you all have a good weekend. I didn’t forget the JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp). It is called rest. Hope you like it.

 

Rest by John W. Howell © 2012

Rest only sneaks in,

After working long and hard . . .

Never stays too long.

Friday JohnKu TGIF

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Friday at last. This week feels like it has been a long one for sure. I guess whenever I have to travel away from this island the week seems to take forever. I only had a trip to San Antonio on Monday, but for some reason it feels like it was longer ago than just five days. Just shows to go what a little out of the normal activity can do to the perception of time. This week’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about normal. It is titled Routine. I hope you like it

Routine By John W. Howell Copyright 2014

We seldom adjust,

Unless there is something big . . .

Pulling at comfort.

TGIF JohnKu

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Well, here we are at the close of the week. It is fun to finally get here isn’t it? I think Friday might be my second most favorite day. Saturday is number one, but Friday is a close second. On the Texas coast this will be the first weekend after labor day. This means all the tourists have gone home and we get to have our beaches and town back to normal. It then becomes very peaceful and relaxed. There are only four thousand people on our island. This number can go as high as twenty thousand during the peak crush. So it’s no wonder things seem quiet. I have lived in hugely big cities in my life and I must say it is a treat to experience the peace and quiet of a small town. Todays John Ku (a term coined by Words4jp) hopefully catches the spirit. Hope you like it.

Peace by John W. Howell ©2014

The crowds arrive thick,

Providing some sustenance. . .

Nice to wish god’s speed.

Friday JohnKu for Week’s End

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Friday is here at last. Seems like an eternity since Wednesday but that ‘s how it goes in the scheme of things. Sometimes the weeks go by in a flash and sometimes it feels like a five-day root canal. Unless you have a secret answer I have not been able to pinpoint just what makes time fly or standstill. It has to be all mental. Of course, I could think of occasions when time would fly and others where it would stand still. The time fly one is easy. Picture falling on a subway track and there is no way out except to run to an egress door which  is five hundred feet away. Can you guess how fast the time will fly until the next train arrives? You can bet it is already here with you under it. Okay let’s turn away from that scene and go to one where time moves so slowly it seems to stand still. How about when you accidentally kick over the step-ladder and you are holding on the eve of your house and you have called for help. The help answers to the effect they are coming. How long does it take for them to get there and put the ladder back? Almost forever and just maybe after you thunder down into the hibiscus with a dull thud.  The point is; has anyone given us anything more scientific to measure this stuff? Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) deals with science and is titled Answers. Have a nice weekend.

Answers by John W. Howell © 2014

There are questions asked,

On the mystery of life. . .

Many Qs few As

Friday TGIF JohnKu

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Friday for the most of us means the week is coming to a close. I guess I can’t help but feel good about that. I was pretty much knocked out by the conference I attended all last weekend and am looking forward to a nice cold margarita and a chance to take it easy on the veranda. I need to write another 1000 words today before I rest, but am still looking forward to it. The nice thing about hard work is an opportunity to kick back and relax after you have done it. This is the subject of my JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp). It is titled Work and Rest and I hope you find it pleasant.

Work and Rest by John W. Howell © 2014

Work must be finished,

And recorded as complete. . .

Then rest has value.

Friday is Here. Yay.

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Friday again and it has arrived just in time to make a truly great weekend. Good weekends seem to happen more than they are planned. Usually when we make some big plan for the weekend things happen to disrupt what we had intended. When we plan nothing for the weekend those plans usually go through without a hitch and in the end a great weekend has been had. Just shows, expectation of a good time sets you up for the possibility of disappointment. In the end, maybe it’s better not to have plans and therefore no expectations, since this would be a way to eliminate disappointment. Naw I don’t think so. Living to avoid disappointment is way too negative. Half the enjoyment of doing something fun is looking forward to the activity. Here is a Johnku on the subject of planning for fun.

Fun by John W. Howell © 2014

Fun plan is ready,

Anticipation very high . . .

Summer rain melts cake.

I always wonder what others do on their weekends. Do you plan for a great weekend or just let it happen? When the plans fall through is it worse than having no plans at all?