Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Oh, The Humanity...


Behemoth ● /bu-HEE-muth/ ● Noun – 1: Often capitalized: a mighty animal described in Job 40:15-24 as an example of the power of God 2: something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.

Odd protest puppet
Behemoth marshmallow man
Shouts: “S’mores are Murder.”

Monday, July 16, 2018

Shakespearean Insults, Forsooth...


Lady: Out Damned spot
Bolting hutch of beastliness
Ha! Thou cream faced loon.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Takin' It Easy...


Today is National Simplicity Day – Working to make complex stories easier to understand

Please tell the story
Use Simplicity Language™
It’s easy to grasp

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Caught in the PR Spin Cycle...


Wangle • \WANG-gull\ • Verb - 1: to resort to trickery or devious methods 2: to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends 3: to make or get by devious means: finagle

Wangle and Fritter
Fish and politics don’t mix
You can’t swim in spin


Monday, July 9, 2018

It's All Downhill from Here...


Subterfuge • \SUB-terr-fyooj\ • Noun - 1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2: a deceptive device or stratagem.

Racing with your luge
Beware of the subterfuge
Opponents may cheat

Friday, July 6, 2018

Pounding the Podium...


Sophistry ● /SAW-fuss-tree/ ● Noun – 1: subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation 2: an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially: such an argument used to deceive

Political speech
Sound like the “Peanuts” parents
Sophistry deluxe

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

On the Tiny Wings of a Swallow...



Joyous ● \JOY-uss\ ● Adjective – Joyful, a joyous occasion a joyous celebration

Shafts of golden light
Swallows dart through the sun’s rays
Bright chirps, joyous flight

Monday, July 2, 2018

The Warmth of the Sun...


Canicular ● /kuh-NICK-yuh-ler/ ● Adjective – Of or relating to the period between early July & early September when hot weather occurs in the northern hemisphere

Summer sun’s soft kiss
Canicular caresses
God, I love summer