The collected Haiku works, Volume 1

I first learned how to write Haiku in grade school before my family moved cross-town and I changed school districts. It's about the last thing I remember about classes from then, other than having a crush on the teachers assistant we had then... another story for some other non-existent time, as I don't remember anything more than just having the crush. No name, red hair I think, that's about it. Anyway, on with the story...

Over the last few weeks, since I joined twitter, I've been re-visiting the form, and while some are rather rough, I think I've come up with a few nice pieces. Here's what I've written to date, and from here I'll start collecting another batch to put up at some unknown date in the future.

Without further adieu, here's everything in chronological order...

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Think it's getting late, A weary soul gains traction. Time to sleep tonight. 2/13/2009 Washing our cars today doing it in a green way using waterless 2/14/2009 Valentines Dinner: Chicken Cordon Blue tonight, for my lovely wife 2/14/2009 Happy Valentines, it's a good day to be loved, hope all find your love 2/14/2009 Valentines over, loves sweet kisses continue, another year comes. 2/14/2009 Sun rising in clouds, The Mountain is hidden, The day begins well. 2/16/2008 Commuting to work, a necessary evil, but not all that bad. 2/17/2009 Another day done, Much accomplished for this day, time to return home. 2/17/2009

Getting sleepy now, heading for the bedroom door, time to say goodnight. 2/19/2009 Heading off to bed, another full day ended. Please sleep well tonight. 2/23/2009 On my way to bed, I stop and think about you, always my true love. 2/24/2009 Starting wet and gray, a winter day continues, spring coming slowly. 3/3/2009 Rhododendrons bloom, signaling spring is coming, hoping weather warms. 3/3/2009 Thunderstorms approaching, the sky darkening quickly. Hope to get home soon. 3/3/2009 Waxing gibbous moon, clear skies are colder tonight, stars are shining bright. 3/5/2009 Cold morning, clear skies. Sunrise, city, seagulls cry. Daylight breaks early. 3/6/2009

Quotes from the Inaugural Speech...

I was just reading through the Presidents speech, and the following few paragraphs caught my attention, so I wanted to share them. I think they bear repeating.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious
and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of
time. But know this America: They will be met.

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Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.
~ President Barack H. Obama, January 20, 2009

!! Communication Update !!

For those of you that know me, you know that I've had an AccessLine SmartNumber since I started working there in 2001. Well, I haven't actually really NEEDED most of the features for quite a while now, so it's time to reduce our outgoing costs... Wendy still needs and uses hers alot, so her number isn't going anywhere.
I am going to keep it active for another month or two while I notify everyone that my number is changing, and will be placing a message at the front that tells whomever calls about the change. What this means is: If you haven't already gotten notification from me that I'm changing numbers, call me. Get the new number. If you want to say Hi, let it ring through (it will forward). Otherwise, the number you have may be terminated.
:)
If you didn't already know my phone number, then you don't need to worry about it.