This blog is about my life as reflected in rhyming poetry, observations and occasional rants. The title is Latin for "information and errs" or loosely translated "hits and misses." Wilson Arch photo courtesy of James Muhlestein.
Gathering Blathering
30 July 2010
Come whoever you are
Worshiper of solitude,
Come from near and far
You who exude attitude.
Mundanes don’t understand
There’s not many like us
Scattered throughout the land.
Gathering is a great impetus,
A chance to be with our kind,
People with similar taste,
Mingle with others of like mind
And forget about the straitlaced.
Let’s celebrate our making,
Dancing naked in the sunlight
Worries we’ll be forsaking
While setting the world right.
Dore Story
25 July 2010
We went for a weekend stay
In San Francisco by the bay.
The sidewalks and gutters were dirty
But the cruising men were flirty.
The sky was overcast
But that didn’t last.
The sun played peek-a-boo
As we greeted a friend or two.
Although it was a bit cold
We found hot cocks to hold.
We thought it would do no harm
To go in the bar and get warm.
Gradually the temperature rose,
Men began to shed their clothes
And the guys started to play,
First one cock then two on display.
I tell you the truth, I’m not joking
Before long several men were stroking
Somebody else’s bone
If it wasn’t their own.
Early on the barback warned against sucking
But later on there was outright fucking.
Tits were stimulated
As men masturbated.
Having a slight headache
Made the music hard to take.
There was a sense of euphoria
Mixed with some claustrophobia.
It was hard for a cocksucker to kneel.
The crowd made it easy to cop a feel.
Orgasms later we got out of there
Just to get some fresh air.
Bear Dare
25 July 2010
I don’t care if my belly shows,
I’m dancing with very little clothes.
The go-go boy is chancing
Cruising for a bruising.
It’s the box on which I’m dancing,
He can have it when I’m thru using.
Sex Vortex
13 June 2010
Following extended foreplay
The way we acted was insane,
We started banging away
Like a screen door in a hurricane.
Before long I shot my load
And let the world know as I came
Screaming until we slowed,
Just adding glory to my fame.
June 4th was my twin brother's last day at work. Technically he's on vacation until his retirement is official in July.
Retirement Inspirement
12 June 2010
As I began to inquire
About my options to retire
My thinking got set on fire
By the choices before I expire.
The flames were fed by a desire
At the thought of what would transpire.
My head began to thrum
Thinking of ending the burdensome
Martyrdom of the humdrum,
And to whisper freedom.
After twenty years plus some
It’s tempting to pick the plum
Swinging with life’s pendulum.
I need to reduce things to a minimum
Sometime in this millennium
And push my frolicsome
Time to the maximum,
Perhaps going to the gymnasium
Or driving to the Exploratorium.
Yes, it’s not delirium.
It’s time to become
More adventuresome,
Find new uses for my cranium,
Indulge my hobby compendium,
And hang out with any chum-ium.
My coworker is scheduled to leave before I do, but sometimes he is still at his desk when I leave. Since we may get comp time, but never money for overtime, we call it special pay. Written tongue in cheek.
End Of The Day Special Pay
3 June 2010
Busy doing same-day intakes
Working without pauses or breaks
Like customer service champs
Evaluating for Food Stamps,
At the end of the day
Ed enjoys that special pay.
Taking applications for CalWorks
Interacting with clients and jerks,
Making changes to Medi-Cal cases
Seems more like deuces than aces.
At the end of the day
Ed enjoys that special pay.
Do clients meet the requirement?
Slaving away until retirement
The unique feeling he gets
Means there are no regrets.
At the end of the day
Ed enjoys that special pay.
Antiques Roadshow is coming to San Diego. We didn't get tickets from their email address lottery, but we have friends will connections. Shhhh, don't tell.
TV Maybe
26 May 2010
Bruce gets to go
To Antiques Roadshow.
Among the watch czars
He collects Pulsars.
The watches most prized
Are the ones Grima sized.
A pair of watch mates
Looks like pyramids of thin plates.
Another pair of silver and gold
Ingot-shaped pocket watches got sold.
The bark-textured watch of heft
He hopes won’t be subject to theft.
Bruce really wants to get on tape
The matched set called moonscape.
He knows a lot, but has a dearth
Of knowledge about their worth.
Yes, Bruce is excited to go
And be on Antiques Roadshow.
In reading thru my emails, I clicked on a link and was suddenly looking at a map of London which reminded of a poem I wrote last summer.
Tower of Power
29 July 2009
I am the White Tower.
I am the center of power.
I was built to house kings
And their many things.
I was already old
When men pulled cold
Steel hard
From the scabbard.
You may have heard stories
Tales and allegories
Of violence
And silence,
Of threats
And secrets.
Thru it all
I’ve stood tall.
There has been the clash of arms
And the sounding of alarms.
I know the smell of gun powder
Each time getting louder,
Yet standing prouder.
Over the years
I’ve heard the cheers
And the jeers
Of loyalty
And adversity
For my royalty.
I’ve heard men moan and yell
Curse and wail
In their cell
While I served as their jail.
Yes, cry
For I,
I am the center of power.
I am the White Tower.
Undeterred Watchwords
We the People, probably the most powerful three words ever written. We the People, not by the authority of deity, not by royal grant or decree, but We the People empower ourselves to ordain and establish this Constitution. We the People are doing this to form a more perfect Union of People into a form of government. We want Justice under the law. Everyone is equal under the law. We want no special exemptions, exceptions, titles or privileges for anyone. We hope to insure domestic tranquility, peace at home to promote the general Welfare. Mostly we desire to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and out Posterity. We, us here and now are that Posterity.
When you look at the US government today, sometimes you have to wonder if the government has maintained that original vision. The rest of the original Constitution mostly sets up a government by defining roles and powers. The constitution became the overarching gold standard against which all other laws were and are compared.
Then it’s almost like they said oops. We got so busy and involved dividing up the powers that we forgot we started out to create personal liberty. We better ensure it stays there. It was implied, but we better put liberty in writing, so the Bill of Rights was created. Almost everybody’s favorite amendment is the first one. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” These rights are commonly referred to as freedom of expression. Mormons love this amendment because it lets them practice polygamy and close their temples to unworthy outsiders. Gays and lesbians simply adore this amendment because it lets them have pride parades and celebrate diversity. Pagan witches worship this amendment because they can celebrate their rites free from persecution. It’s a hit the BDSM, fetish and body modification communities because they get to do their thing. Notice that each of the groups mentioned is a minority in one way or another.
When I thought hard about the purpose of government. I asked my self if any government at all is really necessary. After all most people are law abiding peaceful citizens not in need of an outside authority or enforcer. I finally came to the conclusion that government is a necessary evil, necessary to protect ordinary people from people and organizations that are big, bad and mean. The government’s purpose is to serve as a source of justice for injuries suffered, to protect the little guy from the big guy. The Constitution was set up so any minority is protected from a tyranny of the majority. People supporting unpopular ideas are protected from having to conform to the mores and values of the majority. Usually when a law is found unconstitutional it’s the result of a majority trying to impose their values on a minority. Which is why California’s Proposition 8 and anti-polygamy laws are unconstitutional. They impose the will and values of the majority on an unpopular minority.