Over the Line!

OH! MY! GOODNESS! PEOPLE!

I cannot believe what I'm seeing.

Take a really good look around;

You will notice that reason is fleeing.

 

Legislators in North Dakota

Proposed a crazy resolution

That clearly conflicts with what has been

Written in our constitution.

 

They want the state to acknowledge that over

All the world, Christ is king!

That has a very definite

Anti-constitutional ring.

 

Misinterpreting Biblical quotes,

They try to justify their position.

I wouldn't be surprised if they

Will next propose an inquisition!

 

(By the way, a lot of Christians

Don't understand what the Bible is saying,

How and when and why it was written,

And how it was altered. That is dismaying.)

 

Our Founding Fathers strongly believed

In separating church and state.

To put a religion above all others

Is something we MUST repudiate.

 

Christian nationalists are trying

To make a theocracy of the U.S.

They need to study our history,

Open their minds, and decompress.

 

If they want Christ to be the king

Over ALL the world in THEIR minds, fine.

But writing it into law? No way!

That is going way over the line!

-by Bob B (2-11-25)

Evolving Wonders

There is a little, tiny tapeworm;

Anomotaenia brevis it's called.

Many people have studied this creature--

Some are amazed; some are appalled.

 

Needing to find a way to survive,

This tiny tapeworm seeks a host.

As it turns out, the woodpecker

Is the host it likes the most.

 

Certain ants like to collect

Woodpecker droppings. Is that surprising?

They feed the droppings to their larvae.

Yuck! Not so appetizing!

 

The droppings containing tapeworm eggs

Give some ants the parasite.

When they grow up to be adults,

Their behavior is not quite right.

 

The non-infected ants still feed them,

But they laze around, refusing to work.

Maybe their new behavior doesn't

Let them know where dangers might lurk.

 

The way they act increases the chances

That woodpeckers will eat them for dinner.

The question that people might have is this:

Who is the loser and who is the winner?

 

The birds eat the ants, become infected,

And leave their droppings, whereupon

The ants will feed their larvae the droppings.

The tapeworm cycle goes on and on.

 

How living forms have thus evolved

To use and be used in such odd ways

Shows the wonders of evolution--

Wonders that never cease to amaze.

-by Bob B (2-11-25)

Ol' Abe

Abraham was sitting around

Minding his very own business when

His Lord spoke to him. You see,

They talked every now and then.

 

"Take your son up into the hills.

I know a place that's really nice.

And don't forget your dagger, Abe.

I'm hungry for a sacrifice."

 

So ol' Abe grabbed his son--Isaac--

And off they went, minding the Lord.

I guess there wasn't enough going on

And so the Lord was getting bored.

 

Once Abe found the perfect spot,

He laid some sticks upon the ground.

He was going to sacrifice

His son there on that little mound.

 

Isaac lay upon the sticks,

Silently, without thrashing.

His dad was leaning over him.

In his hand his knife was flashing.

 

Isaac put two and two together.

(You wouldn't have to be that smart

To know your dad was just about

To plunge a knife into your heart.)

 

Suddenly, the Lord said "Whoa!

I was kidding. Put down that knife.

Abe, I didn't mean for you

To put an end to Isaac's life.

 

"I was merely testing you.

Sorry about the little scare.

The two of you can go back home

And wash out Isaac's underwear."

 

Abraham found a ram in a thicket--

Sadly, an unlucky one--

And offered his Lord some roasted ram--

That instead of roasted son.

 

It doesn't sound to me as though

Abraham's god was on the level.

If gods are willing to traumatize

Kids like that, who needs a devil?

-by Bob B (2-10-25)

How Unfortunate!

How sad when the president is an ass--

An ignorant, shameless buffoon;

A hypocritical, disrespectful,

Egomaniacal loon;

 

A nasty, dangerous, vengeful bully--

Corrupt, deceptive, and rude;

An anti-democratic tyrant--

Spoiled, obnoxious, and crude;

 

A faithless, abhorrent misogynist--

Malignantly narcissistic;

A mean, malevolent, cruel coward--

Racist and chauvinistic;

 

A hateful, dishonest, selfish fraudster--

An empty, soulless shell;

A xeno-, homo-, trans-…and ah!...

Islamophobe as well;

 

A nepotistic, hardhearted,

Ignominious brute;

A hostile, divisive, destructive loser

Of questionable repute;

 

A reckless, alarming imperialist;

A churlish, cult-leading fool;

An arrogant, irresponsible felon

Who is unfit to rule;

 

A smug, incompetent, bad-tempered thug;

The world's strongmen's pawn;

A lawless, deplorable, outrageous clown.

The list goes on and on!

-by Bob B (2-6-25)

That's How I Survive

DT:

Of ONE thing I must say that I am aware:

A marriage can be any person's cross to bear.

So that is why I put my trust in laissez faire.

And that’s how I survive.

 

My first wife frowned on my philandering.

I said that paparazzi were just slandering.

No way! she said. I was meandering.

And that's how I survive.

 

The situation then grew hairier.

And since there was no way to bury her,

I merely said, "I'll just unmarry her."

And that's how I survive.

 

There's one gal that I was with when I got caught.

In 1993 we tied the knot.

I think she had a certain liking for my yacht.

And that's how I survive.

 

My second marriage started out to be a blast.

But everybody knows that it didn't last.

Divorce for me was just a rebroadcast.

And that's how I survive.

 

Then I met this gorgeous pinup girl.

Talk about a beauty! Yes, a real pearl!

I thought that I should give this one a whirl.

And that's how I survive.

 

But everybody knows that a wedding ring

Won't STOP me if I feel I want to have a fling.

Fidelity is not a deal to which I cling.

And that's how I survive.

 

How long this one will last, well, no one knows.

Every marriage has both its highs and lows.

My wife's aware of what she can and can't disclose.

And that's how I survive.

 

I’ve a special tool, which--I must say--

Helps me keep both friends and foes at bay.

It happens to be called an NDA.°

And that’s how I survive.

Yes, that’s…how…I…survive.

 

-by Bob B (2-4-25)

 

°non-disclosure agreement

DT's Waltz

(In the musical PETER PAN, Captain Hook, in the song "Captain Hook's Waltz" by Jule Styne, Adolph Green and Betty Comden, boasts about his villainy. Here Donald Trump, who prides himself on being as obnoxious as possible, sings his version. The responses of his admin team are in parentheses.)

 

I'm the greatest ruler of all time.

Who was Mussolini?

(Nobody!)

Who was Hitler?

(Nobody!)

Who is Vladimir Putin?

(Nobody!)

 

Who's the greatest deceiver of all?

(Donald Trump!... Donald Trump!)

Who's the MOST shameless man in this dog-eat-dog world?

(Donald Trump!... Donald Trump!)

Expert at knowing how someone can dupe

Others by showing how low ANY dictator can stoop.

(He'll stoop!)

 

Who's the basest of bullies around?

(Donald Trump!... Donald Trump!)

Who's unpliable?

(You!)

Unreliable?

(You!)

Who do some think could be certifiable?

(You!)

And who couldn't care less if the rest of the world's in a slump?

(World's in a slump!)

(No one else but Donald Trump.)

…

Who's the neediest?

(Neediest!)

Who's the seediest?

(Seediest!)

Who's the greediest?

(Greediest!)

 

Who's the MOST expert fibber around?

(Donald Trump!... Donald Trump!)

Who's displaceable?

(You!)

Ineffaceable?

(You!)

Who rich oligarchs find irreplaceable?

(You!)

Who's the slimiest, snakiest, snarkiest, scruffiest grump?

(Scruffiest grump!)

(All bow down to the king!)

If you want you can kiss my ring.

(The con with a plan.)

I guess I'm your man.

(Donald)

Trump

(Trump! Trump!... Trump! Trump!)

Trump

(Trump! Trump!... Trump! Trump!)

Trump!

-by Bob B (2-3-25)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a304gAyoocI

Lawless and Cruel

Obviously, Donald Trump

Couldn't care less about whom he hurts.

The heartless man apparently thinks

We're all getting our just deserts.

 

All of our lives are now in danger

As he installs his admin team--

Most of whom are incompetent

But blindly support the Trump regime.

 

He's fired people across the country

For having done their job. What's more,

He has become even more deranged

And more unjust than ever before.

 

His new tariffs on imports show

How he wants to maximize

His power by hurting other countries

And us as well as prices rise.

 

And then, of course, he bullies other

Nations if they do not comply

With HIS demands. We MUST speak up.

This situation is do or die.

 

Trump is out to show the world

That he's a strongman--lawless and cruel.

Hurt other people before they hurt you.

That's the Trumpian golden rule.

-by Bob B (2-2-25)