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1. There's a Scammer Born Every Minute!
2. Oh, Those Nasty Critters!
3. Going in Reverse
4. Back to 1864
5. Shame on Them!
6. Lie, Deny, Delay
7. The Chosen One: A Monologue
8. Inevitability
9. Strongmen and Their Death Squads
10. Lies
11. The Bell Tolls
12. A Protest Vote?
13. The Angel of Augsburg
14. That's What Dictators Do
15. Fundie Baby Voice
16. The Regal Cat
17. Campaign of Dehumanization
18. Frankie, aka Lucifer
19. Stay Out!
20. The Buddha-Cat
21. "Be a Light unto Yourself"
22. Sudden Death Syndrome
23. Poor Donald
24. Mourning the Death of Navalny (1976-2024)
25. Good--bye, Tucker, Good-bye! (Part II)
26. Rain
27. Something to Think About
28. Truth-Seeking
29. Putin's War Drags On
30. Not My Best Friend
31. Christmas Spirit
32. Johnson, aka Moses
33. Good-bye, Santos, Good-bye!
34. Thanksgiving 2023
35. The Not-Really-Promised Land
36. The Missing-the-Mark Encounter
37. The Creeper of the House
38. The Grand Deception
39. The Journey: A Parable°
40. Mug Shot
41. Murder in the Mountains
42. My Passion
43. The Parable of the Precious Jewel°
44. The Parable of the Burning House°
45. Shut Him Up!
46. The Less Said the Better
47. Indictments? No Worries
48. Protect Yourself, America!
49. Angels in America: a Poem
50. See You in Court, Mr. T!
51. Revising History
52. Doubting Thomas
53. The Ballad of Dangerous Trends
54. Hits and Misses
55. Poor Trumpy!
56. The Father°
57. The Poisoned Arrow
58. More Important?
59. What a Universe!
60. Living
61. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 10 (Classified Docs)
62. Not I or Not Me?
63. There Is or There Are?
64. Horror
65. Indictments, Arraignments, and All
66. Indicted Again!
67. Moving On
68. Memorial Day 2023
69. Stand with Ukraine (2)
70. Good-bye, Tucker, Good-bye!
71. Holocaust Remembrance Day
72. Heart Attack!
73. Indictment
74. Who Created Whom?
75. Supporting Ukraine
76. Truth and Illusion
77. And the Winner Is...
78. Religious Abuse
79. Second Anniversary
80. My Memories Give Me a Great Deal of Comfort
81. New Year's Resolutions
82. Playing Dodgeball
83. In Memory of Ed (4-19-1931 to 12-23-2022)
84. Sad Santa Again
85. Donald the Showman
86. Be the Peace
87. Oneness
88. Thankful
89. Terror in Colorado Springs
90. Birth
91. Save Democracy
92. Marie Antoinette's Lament
93. Nice Try!
94. RBF°
95. Take a Stand for Democracy
96. The Ballad of a Sociopath
97. Lock H...Him Up!
98. Children of Florida
99. I've Got a Lot of Reading to Do
100. D.T., You'll See
101. No One Here Can Be Above the Law
102. A Conversation
103. The F-Word
104. In the News...
105. The 2020 Election Plot
106. For Goodness' Sake, Vote !
107. Watch the Christian Nationalists
108. Hypocrite!
109. The Depth of Meaning
110. Grammar Rhymes: Who or Whom?
111. Obvious Culpability
112. Welcome to Gilead°
113. The Ballad of Guy Reffitt
114. Grammar Rhymes for Kids (and Adults): Pronouns (2)
115. Grammar Rhymes for Kids (and Adults): Pronouns (1)
116. The Big Lie Continues
117. Neither Heaven Nor Hell
118. When I Kick the Bucket
119. Astonished
120. Here to Stay
121. Lucky to Be Alive
122. Technology!
123. Truth or Rumor?
124. Grief Can Kill
125. When Does Enough Become Enough?
126. A Mass Shooting in Buffalo
127. Happy National Limerick Day - May 12, 2022
128. Where Are the Institutions?
129. How Many, Putin?
130. Graduating FROM...
131. If I Were a Woman...
132. Death
133. The New Battle Cry
134. Don't Throw Your Mask Away!
135. My Leo Sun and My Taurus Moon
136. Holiday Massacre
137. Don't Be Afraid to Say Gay
138. More on the QAnon Queen
139. Words to Russian Parents
140. Amount or Number?
141. Poor Henry
142. Words to a Russian Soldier (Слова русскому солдату)
143. We All Must Do Our Part
144. Elmer and Lima
145. The Dead and Dying
146. Ah, Ukraine!
147. Sacrifice
148. War and Invasion
149. Does the World Bribe You to Betray Yourself?
150. Keep Your Thoughts on Ukraine
151. The Ballad of Vladimir Putin
152. At Times There Are Not Two Sides to a Story
153. Who Does Putin Think He Is?
154. Stand with Ukraine!
155. SELF-EXPLORATION
156. Peace in Ukraine?
157. The Fable of the Snake°
158. Easily Digestible
159. DYSCALCULIA (diskalˈkyo͞olēə)
160. My Heart Goes Out to the Kids
161. Your Element
162. Black History Month 2022
163. The Craziness Continues...
164. As the Bug We're Dreading Keeps Spread...Spread...Spreading Around...
165. Conspiracy Fest
166. Energies
167. A Sad Legacy
168. Poetry Trolls
169. Stand Up for Democracy
170. A Shared Experience
171. Omicron, Please Go Away!
172. In These Crazy Times...
173. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
174. On Scammers
175. Johnson Thinks in Mysterious Ways
176. Attention Span
177. Passing the Litmus Test
178. Their True Colors
179. January 6: First Anniversary
180. My Vow for the New Year--2022
181. Another Carol for Christmas
182. No, That's Not for Me
183. Manchin° the No-Man
184. Move Over, Delta!
185. Poem 1200
186. Another COVID Christmas
187. God, Guns, and Gerrymandering
188. Interconnectedness
189. Attempted Coup
190. Holy Cow!
191. Another Statue Toppled
192. They've Sent in the Clowns
193. Worst Nightmare
194. Update on Santa (Arctic Poem Part IV)
195. Glorious California!
196. The Thanksgiving Blues
197. BREAKING NEWS: Big Bird° Upsets Cruz
198. The Ballad of Louis DeJoy
199. Eternal Rest
200. Today I Got My Booster Shot°
201. Hoarders Beware
202. Pastor Wacko
203. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Went the Virus
204. To Have Their Cake and Eat It, Too
205. I Was Like...
206. FOOLS: A RAP
207. Keep Dancing
208. Appalling News
209. It's a Female's World
210. On Saving Democracy
211. Mother Goose Meets 2021
212. Crossing the Line
213. What Are You Inferring or Implying?
214. BOO!
215. Gaslighting
216. Hold on to Democracy°
217. Shoo, Fly, Shoo!
218. Hope for Tomorrow
219. What About "Hang"?
220. "Lie" Versus "Lay"
221. Replacing What or Whom?
222. Oh, Those Grifters!
223. Waiting for My Booster Shot
224. Algorithms
225. 9/25: BREAKING NEWS!
226. Graveyard of Empires
227. The Deal
228. Tammy Faye: Televangelist Queen
229. The Ballad of Voter Suppression
230. Drone Strike in Afghanistan
231. Putin's Slam Dunk
232. Thugs Recruiting Thugs
233. The Lion's Share°
234. Two Americas
235. The Fisherman and the Fish°
236. Where Were You on 9/11?
237. When There's No COVID
238. The Milkmaid and Her Pail°
239. Three Stooges
240. Welcoming Reason
241. The American Taliban
242. The Wolf and His Shadow°
243. The Cat and the Birds°
244. A Warning
245. What About Choice?
246. The Ivermectin Scam
247. The Boy in the River°
248. The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox°
249. The Stag and His Reflection°
250. Sour Grapes°
251. Strength in Unity°
252. "You're Welcome!"°
253. Not Such A Sweet Revenge°
254. The Great Books
255. Too Much Drinking from the Well of Madness
256. March of the Hypocrites
257. The Wolf and the Lamb°
258. Aiding the Enemy°
259. It's YOUR Fault!°
260. The Company We Keep°
261. Facing the Inevitable
262. Got Something to Hide?°
263. A Lament for Afghanistan
264. How NOT to Get Your Ass to the Market°
265. How the Bee Got Its Stinger*
266. Crazy World
267. Partners in Carnage
268. The Mischievous Dog°
269. The Caged Bird and the Bat°
270. Have You Come Across a Bullet Ant?
271. RD
272. Rights Denied
273. Poor Afghanistan
274. The Fading Stars and Stripes
275. The Ballad of Number 45: Four Long Years
276. If I Develop Dementia
277. Washington to the Rescue: Marching Song, 2021
278. "And Leave the Rest Up to Me"
279. Learning from Bryan
280. Not Out of the Woods
281. The Hearings Begin
282. And Orphans?
283. Good Going, Nancy!
284. Another Indictment?
285. The Traveling Clown Show
286. Culprits
287. Boogeymen
288. What the...?
289. Here Comes Delta
290. The Ballad of Ashli Babbitt: Part II
291. Water Wise
292. Gone Are the Days
293. July 6: Six-month Anniversary
294. Happy Fourth
295. Murder in Mississippi
296. Got Your Vaccination?
297. Beware La Llorona
298. Plain and Simple
299. The Clown Show in Arizona
300. The War on Truth
301. Your Friendly Republican Legislators
302. Bloody Sunday
303. Priorities
304. The Move
305. Got My Vaccination
306. My Tax Returns
307. Deep River
308. OFF TO CANCÚN and FLY ME TO CANCÚN
309. Rush
310. A Painful Remembrance
311. The Ballad of Ashli Babbitt
312. Whiteness in America
313. Do Not Live for Tomorrow
314. Your Re-imagined GOP
315. The Capitol QAnon Queen
316. Remembering the Breathing Lady
317. Is Something in the Water?
318. What a Relief!
319. Who Were These People?
320. Horror Before Our Very Eyes
321. A New Auld Lang Syne
322. Tiptoe Through My Tantrums
323. Advice from Mrs. Claus
324. The Jig Is Up
325. A Quiet Thanksgiving
326. What It's Really About
327. A Cornered Rat
328. Good-bye, Donald!
329. The Other Guy
330. Stifling Our Voices
331. Happy Halloween 2020 (From Mr. C.)
332. Do Not Tell Me
333. Vote! Vote! Vote!
334. Child Abuse
335. Character SHOULD Count
336. Pandemic Fatigue
337. Praise Be...or Else
338. Dodging Decorum
339. Deadly Rallies
340. Reinventing the Swamp
341. Bow Down to Me, O My People
342. When the Chickens Come Home to Roost
343. Here and Beyond
344. Continue to Weep, America
345. RBG
346. Moscow Mitch and Lapdog Lindsey
347. The New Patriotic Ed Plan
348. Suckers and Losers
349. Adding Fuel to the Fire
350. Sidin' with Joe
351. Move Over, Wackos!
352. Nature's Vow
353. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 9 (Securing a Second Presidential Term)
354. The Wrangler's Last Roundup: For Mick (11/2/1945 - 7/31/2020
355. Snake Oil for Sale
356. Still Hanging Around
357. COVID's in the Air
358. How Does He Know? 'Cause Putin Told Him So (Part II)
359. Shut Up and Put on Your Mask!
360. Oh, How I Love My Rallies!
361. Still Here
362. Sad, Sad, Sad
363. Don't Put Your Mask Away
364. BLM
365. "I Can't Breathe!"
366. What Might Hamlet Say...in Rhyme?
367. Praise to All Who Do Their Part
368. The COVIDIOT
369. Beyond the Mountains
370. Meet Mr. C
371. Scary Aspirations
372. There's a Virus Going Around!
373. Hoping a Vaccine Will Soon Arrive
374. "Plandemic" Rubbish
375. The COVID-19 Blues
376. Forward Trumpian Warriors!
377. Helping Grandma
378. The Valiant Tailor
379. Perilous Protests
380. Poem 1,000
381. Pawns in a Game
382. Has Pence No Sense?
383. Ready for Your Injection?
384. Another Sad Story
385. From Denial to Blame Game
386. Easter 2020
387. Dying Alone
388. The Ballad of a Crisis Denier
389. Tell Me: Where's a Leader When You Need One?
390. I'm Becoming a Germophobe!
391. And in These Times?
392. COVID-19: If the Virus Pays a Call
393. Serving Mammon
394. A Dangerous Path
395. Looking for a Rainbow
396. Don't Hoard All the Toilet Paper!
397. The Game of Life
398. Living in a Dystopian Novel
399. Don't Give It to Me!
400. What We Have Learned
401. It's That Time Again
402. Growing Old
403. National Pancake Day
404. The Crisis Continues
405. Attach of a Deadly Virus
406. Hiding the Truth
407. Las Vegas Debate
408. Herman, the Fussbudget Cat
409. The Pardon Party
410. Miss Muffins, the Corpulent Cat
411. Socrates, the Professor Cat
412. What to Do?
413. Fiesta, the Party Cat
414. Taking an Axe to Democracy
415. Hercules, the Alley Cat
416. Grief
417. The Great Cover-up
418. Just Watch Him Now
419. Leader of the Cult
420. Shadow, the Scaredy-Cat
421. Sidestep, the Political Cat
422. Berating the Bully
423. We Call That Justice?
424. In Praise of Cats
425. Protector/Destroyer
426. Aphrodite, the Cat of the Stage
427. Acrobat, the Harbor Cat
428. The Senate Impeachment Trial
429. America the What?
430. A Tale of the Porcupines*
431. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 8 (Expanding Your Power)
432. Clicks and Likes
433. Do Not Kill Your Hummingbird
434. Listen to Your Heart
435. Why It Matters
436. Pills Pills Pills
437. Consequences
438. The Curse of Hypocrisy
439. Lies, Lies, and Even More Lies
440. War Crimes
441. Thoughts of a Madman
442. The Relentless Stalker
443. 2020
444. Sorry, Cousin
445. Little Liam
446. Sing, Democracy!
447. Favorite Gift
448. Dilemma
449. Two Worlds
450. As Putin Takes a Victory Lap
451. Sad Santa (Arctic Poem Part III)
452. O You Hypocrites!
453. Bootlicker Barr (Part II)
454. From Vlad to Donald
455. Turkey Trauma
456. Perry's Chosen One
457. Pass the Sugar, Please
458. Well Done, Adam!
459. And That Makes Putin Very Happy°
460. What a Gas!
461. All Roads Lead Clearly to Putin
462. Welcome to the New America
463. Hats Off to the Patriots
464. Sleeping with Dogs
465. The Oath
466. Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward. Or Vice Versa?
467. Mayday! Mayday!
468. The R Game
469. Quid Pro Quo
470. Quietude
471. Blessing the Beast
472. What Will You Be for Halloween?
473. And the Crowd Booed
474. Somehow You Went Wrong, Lindsey
475. Twice Dying
476. Bootlicker Barr
477. Absolute Power
478. 900
479. SOS
480. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 7 (Abandoning Your Allies)
481. Living on Borrowed Time
482. A True Patriot?
483. To Cover Up a Cover-up
484. One's Nature*
485. Just a Tweet Away
486. Put in His Place
487. Making a Difference°
488. The Phantom of the White House
489. Bullets, Moats, and Alligators
490. Hang Down Your Head
491. How They Abuse Their Power!
492. caps CAPS Caps
493. Stick with Your Prez
494. Whistleblowers, Do Not Falter!
495. Phone Calls and Cover-ups
496. Aboard the I-Train
497. A Star's Mangled Manner
498. Duking It Out
499. The Cup of Tea*
500. Madness in Trumplandia
501. My Sharpie!
502. Mind Power
503. Long Overdue
504. On the Putting Green
505. While the Earth Burns...
506. A New Low
507. Certainly the Man Has Flipped His Lid
508. Greenland
509. The Chosen One
510. Wow! 70!
511. Weep, America
512. Francisco
513. Moscow Mitch
514. The Lorelei
515. A Dream Come True
516. Sofi's Choice
517. A Prime Example of a Modern Racist President
518. Hello Out There! Does Anybody Care?
519. Murder in Pakistan
520. Photo Op at the DMZ
521. The Fate of John Billington
522. Near the Bank of the Rio Grande
523. Welcome to America from the DHS
524. Opposing Views
525. Good-bye, Sarah, Good-bye!
526. Orlando: The Third Anniversary
527. Bringing It On
528. Our Country...
529. The USS John S. McCain
530. Flat Earth Society
531. Food Doesn't Grow Here Anymore*
532. Autocrats
533. Beware of Hawks
534. Watch Out, Women!
535. The Showdown
536. And He Lies to Us
537. Another Love Letter
538. An Accomplice to a Crime
539. ЯUSSIAN ЯOULETTE
540. Lowering the Barr
541. OJ
542. Impeachment's in the Air
543. Death Threats
544. Who Cares?
545. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 6 (Defiling the DOJ)
546. You Won't See My Tax Returns
547. Being in the Now
548. Watching the Breath
549. They're at It Again!
550. "Vengeance Is Mine!"
551. Crackdown
552. On the Rise
553. Is There a Last Straw?
554. Nancy's Smile: Remembering a Friend
555. The Big One
556. You're My Man
557. Sing, Michael!
558. How Do I Know? 'Cause Putin Told Me So
559. Teflon Don
560. And Yet Another Crackpot Emerges
561. Stuck on the Wall
562. Beware
563. The Anointed One?
564. Doing Things My Way (3)
565. The Gift NOT to Give
566. A Journey Through the Tarot: A Path to Self-Realization
567. An Asset?
568. When Will It End?
569. Shutdown
570. January 3, 2019: O Happy Day!
571. What Do We See?
572. 2018: What a Year!
573. The After-Christmas Blues
574. Only Two!
575. Poem 800
576. A Wife's Lament at Christmastime
577. I Can't Wait
578. A Ballad for Jakelin
579. Children in Yemen
580. Light the Candles*
581. You Are Going to Be Impeached
582. Gut Feeling
583. When I Write a Poem
584. A Sad Deal Maker
585. Why Are You Crying?
586. A World in Crisis
587. Giving Thanks?
588. Helping Those in Need
589. What Would the President Do?
590. Oh, You Hypocrites!
591. Musings of a President
592. FEELIN' BLUE
593. Welcome, All!*
594. Stifled Pleas
595. Riding the Wave
596. 13 Killed in Thousand Oaks
597. The Firing
598. "Monkey Trial"
599. Halloween 2018: The Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue
600. Insensitivity
601. Words Really Matter a Lot!
602. Vote!
603. Shootings at a Synagogue
604. They Can't Take My iPhone
605. Some Take the High Road and Some Take the Low Road
606. Milking the Midterms
607. But What About Poor Palestine?
608. A Likely Story!
609. Democracy in Crisis
610. The King of Cover-up
611. Death in Yemen
612. Just Deny It!
613. Kanye at the White House
614. Murder at the Consulate
615. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 5 (Supreme Court Confirmations)
616. A Self-Made Man
617. Up to Snuff?
618. I or Me?
619. Lamenting the Death of Truth*
620. What Happens There Doesn't Always Stay There
621. Blasted Phone Calls!
622. 9/11: 17th Anniversary
623. The Old Double Standard
624. Simple But Deep*
625. Confirming the Obvious
626. Birds of Prey
627. Invitation
628. Darn Hawks!
629. Orwellian Nightmare
630. The Legacy of John McCain
631. "If I Ever Get Impeached"*
632. The Mob Boss
633. How Many Pickles...?
634. Scammers, Beware!
635. A Bad Day
636. The Murder of Emmett Till
637. Despotic Measures
638. Sixty-nine
639. Play the Tapes, Omarosa!
640. Swamp Monsters
641. Holy War
642. Returning
643. The D.T. Playbook: Ch 4 (Information War)
644. A Willing Exchange
645. Taking a Knee
646. Advice from Putin
647. The Death of a Star
648. What a Spectacle!
649. July 4, 2018
650. To Russia with Love and Blah Blah Blah
651. On Showing Sarah the Door
652. By Doing Things My Way
653. The D.T. Playbook: Ch 3 (Immigration)
654. "I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?"
655. Heart-Wrenching
656. Four Seniors
657. Where Are We Now?
658. Joining the Cult
659. Farewell, Marco Antonio Muñoz
660. The Time Is Now!
661. Tell Me It Isn't True!
662. The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 2
663. How to Do It According to Pruitt
664. The Ongoing Farce
665. An Epitaph for Democracy: 2084
666. A Mother's Lament
667. Perverting the Power of Pardon
668. So Long, Roseanne!
669. How to Muddy the Waters
670. Heartless
671. His Royal Highness
672. Bloodbath in Gaza
673. Inexcusable Behavior
674. Torture Again
675. Storm(y) in May
676. You Call That a Choice?
677. The Dollars Keep Flowing In
678. Obstacles to Happiness*
679. Under Attack!
680. The Tale of an Operator
681. The World-Altering Birth of the Buddha*
682. The Scorpion*
683. Letter from Putin
684. Eight Shots in Sacramento
685. Topical Limericks - March 2018
686. "History Has Its Eyes on Us"
687. Tired, and So They Marched
688. Hawk Preparing to Land
689. Victory?
690. When the Weather Gets Stormy...
691. You Can Be Fired for Telling the Truth
692. March 14, 2018: The Walkout
693. From the Start
694. Trouble in America: A Rap Version
695. The Ballad of Stormy D.*
696. What Has Happened to America?
697. The True Self*
698. Only Two Words*
699. Battling It Out in the Voting Booth
700. The Ass and Its Bosses*
701. Topical Limericks - February 2018
702. Par for the Course
703. Attack of the Bots
704. Remembering Wilma
705. Bizarre Blessings
706. Fighting Goliath
707. Never Again!
708. The Biggest Threat
709. Politicians, Don't Ask Me to Pray!
710. 2006 Can Come Back to Bite You
711. Stormy Weather Again
712. Valentine's Day, 2018
713. Time to Act
714. Fall from Grace
715. The Other Memo
716. The Apple Doesn't Fall Far
717. The Dud
718. Dear Putin...
719. How to Obstruct an Investigation
720. Like Lucy with Her Football
721. White House Limericks, January 2018
722. The President and the Porn Star
723. They Can't Keep Their Stories Straight
724. MLK Day 2018: The Dream
725. Sorry State of Affairs
726. Two Children Bickering
727. "Give Me a Break!"
728. The Year in Review: 2017 in the USA
729. Scrooge Is Alive and Well
730. Keep Up the Fight!
731. Taking the People for a Ride
732. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
733. December 14: 5th Anniversary
734. Decency Won Out!
735. The Power of a Lie
736. The Move
737. Following the D.T. Playbook
738. The Deserving Ones
739. The Missionary*
740. Guys, Keep It in Your Pants!
741. Another Dilemma for Santa
742. Christmastime in Trumplandia--2017
743. Grasping
744. The Thanksgiving Elephant in the Room
745. Flattery Might Get One Somewhere*
746. The "R" Word
747. A Distant Neighbor
748. Moore Means Less
749. No Moore!
750. EPA No Longer
751. Pretend
752. 26 Dead; 20 Wounded
753. Halloween Week 2017
754. Stubborn Longings
755. Crossing the Rivers of Fire and Water: A Parable*
756. Dear Russia...
757. If Not Collusion, Then What?
758. Tweetworld
759. The Lesson*
760. Just Call It Fake News
761. The Bumbler in Chief
762. On Those Who Drop "Christ" from "Christian"
763. "Unhinged"
764. A Tangled Web All Right!
765. Fifty-nine Dead; Hundreds Wounded
766. And Another Hypocrite Bites the Dust
767. Poem 600
768. Information War
769. The Encounter
770. Heat Wave
771. Dreamers in America
772. The Tip of the Iceberg
773. English: Fun Fun Fun
774. Selling/Buying Snake Oil
775. Passing Out Pardons
776. Afghanistan
777. Some People Can Be Their Own Worst Enemy
778. What a Thought!
779. The Tougaloo Nine
780. Ruminating on Charlottesville
781. You Trust the Wizard?
782. Praise to the Leakers
783. Home Here on the Earth
784. 52nd Anniversary, But...
785. All Is Not Well in Trumplandia
786. D Minus for Effort
787. Tragedy in San Antonio (Tragedia en San Antonio)
788. The Warning
789. Greed
790. The Man Who Cried Wolf
791. Who Is Playing Whom?
792. Interior Monologue Number 2
793. George
794. Why Do Only Good People Die?
795. Saber Rattling
796. Politics!
797. Guns in the Wrong Hands
798. If Your Birth Sign Is Cancer... (6-21 to 7-22)
799. Forty-nine Times
800. He Said, (S)He Said
801. Oh, Lift the Cloud
802. When Crazy Fiction Becomes Our "Facts"
803. Blaming Pandora
804. It Will Pass*
805. Why Do Good Samaritans Sometimes Have to Die?
806. Just Call It Fake News
807. Memorial Day, 2017
808. As Putin Pulls the Puppet Strings
809. The Death of Richard Collins III
810. On Leg Number One
811. If Your Birth Sign Is Gemini...
812. River of Lies
813. The Big Swindle
814. Praising the Unpraiseworthy
815. Let Their Story Be Told
816. If Your Birth Sign is Taurus...
817. O'Reilly Got the Boot!
818. Deregulation
819. Remembering Number 42
820. What a Trip!
821. Dangerous Denial
822. DOA
823. If Your Birth Sign is Aries...
824. A Place Called Lie Lie Land
825. Here, Kitty Kitty!
826. My Thingamajig
827. Interior Monologue
828. Robin Hood in Reverse
829. Ubiquitous Bugs
830. More Lies
831. Unspeakable Savagery
832. Our Adventures in Wonderland
833. Paranoia?
834. The Broken Teacup*
835. The Strawberry*
836. What Goes Around, Comes Around*
837. The Martial Arts Master and His Student*
838. The Other Side*
839. How to Destroy a Democracy: A Twelve-Step Plan
840. A Ballad of a Dreamer (Un Corrido de un Dreamer)
841. Sonnets for the Invisible Ones
842. A Timeless Tale*
843. More Than We Had Ever Imagined
844. If Your Birth Sign is Pisces...
845. Whistleblowers, Blow Your Whistles!
846. Yikes!
847. Credibility and Trust
848. Beyond Question
849. Bubble of Denial
850. Oh, How the Emperor Loves His New Clothes!
851. When Fringe Groups Have the Leader's Ear
852. Definitions
853. Impressions of Sessions
854. Bad Betsy
855. Hearing the Voice of Reason
856. Alternative Facts, et cetera...
857. Primate Peril
858. We See the World Through Different Eyes
859. When There's a Madman at the Helm
860. Kellyanne CONjob Is at It Again
861. Danger in the Breit House
862. A Stolen Seat
863. March!
864. The Visit
865. A Lot Can Happen in a Week
866. Wipe a Tear from Her Eye
867. Thinking Out Loud
868. Silenced Voices°°
869. It Continues
870. That Explains It
871. Mastering the Art of Deception
872. Sing Out for Freedom!
873. The Ongoing Battle
874. If Your Birth Sign Is Aquarius...
875. "My Way" (Trump's Inauguration Song)
876. I Dreamed There Was an UN-inauguration
877. Farewell to the Ringling Bros. - 2017
878. Something's Fishy
879. Getting Suckered
880. Fake News
881. A Three-part Tweet!
882. Odd Priorities
883. How Could There Be Conflicts of Interest?
884. Heartfelt Acrimony
885. My New Year's Resolution
886. Happy 2017!
887. There Was a Great Nation... (Part One)
888. If Your Birth Sign Is Capricorn...
889. Bad News for Santa: Trouble at the North Pole
890. Ghosts
891. Must It Be So Difficult?
892. When Ignorance Goes Running Rampant
893. Unscrupulousness
894. The Rallies Continue
895. Eighty Thousand
896. Selective Hearing
897. Pay-to-Play
898. The Battle Continues
899. Draining the Swamp?
900. If Only...
901. Welcome to Trumplandia
902. Delicate Diplomacy
903. Thank-Me Rallies
904. A Poor Winner
905. Mr. Tweet-a-lot
906. Mourning -- End of November 2016
907. Conflict of Interest?
908. If Your Birth Sign Is Sagittarius...
909. Disturbing Signs
910. Nightmare Team
911. Oh, the Rallies!
912. What? Give Him a Chance?
913. Tell Them, "Hands Off!"
914. Howling at the Moon
915. Who Will Be Running the Country?
916. How to Win an Election
917. "Not My President!"
918. Change of Tune
919. The Art of Rigging Elections
920. Talk About an Abomination!
921. Disturbing to Say the Least
922. Irresponsible
923. Halloween 1950-Something
924. Rigged, Huh?
925. Way Out of Hand!
926. If Your Birth Sign Is Scorpio...
927. He Blew It Again
928. Can It Get Any Crazier?
929. How NOT Surprising!
930. Sinking Ship
931. Scary Resemblance
932. What Are You Trying to Hide, Mr. T?
933. "There Were No Sniffles"
934. Don't Lose Your Head, Marie!
935. Worlds Apart
936. If Your Birth Sign Is Libra...
937. Margaret
938. Remembering Sergeant D
939. Joe, the Bully
940. Scary
941. No Change
942. How Serious?
943. Too Funny
944. Split Personality
945. Unlimited Growth on a Finite Planet
946. The Blame and Frame Game
947. If Your Birth Sign Is Virgo...
948. Stand Up!
949. Crackpots and Conspiracy Theories
950. Sixty-seven
951. That's Mom
952. My Father's Life Ended Twice
953. D.T. Did It Again!
954. If Your Birth Sign Is Leo...
955. It Gets Crazier Day by Day
956. PC
957. Maybe He Wouldn't Be So Bad
958. People Are Asking...
959. Sacrifice
960. Now THAT Was a Convention!
961. Bizarre Reactions to the DNC
962. The Insecurity of Security
963. The RNC: Largely Fact Free
964. The "P" Word--Parts I & II
965. Following Facebook
966. The Struggle of Robert E.
967. Honor? My #%$!
968. Toppling the Walls of Jericho
969. E-mails, Shme-mails
970. The Violence Must Stop!
971. El Corrido de "El Chapo" (The Ballad of "El Chapo")
972. Another Tragedy
973. More Than Just Prayers
974. Benghazi Ad Infinitum
975. Scammers
976. The Awakening
977. Radhika
978. 48 of 49
979. Charlotte Corday, 1793
980. In LOVE We Trust
981. Leaving Millions Behind
982. Hostage Situation
983. On Keeping One's Head in the Right Place
984. Grieving with Orlando
985. We're Your Friendly NRA
986. Sick Minds
987. Pants on Fire!
988. Outrage!
989. On Bondage
990. Which Direction?
991. Judging the Judge
992. A Peaceful Approach
993. The Con
994. Said the Pot to the Kettle
995. Memorial Day Parade
996. The Phantom Debate
997. Lucita
998. A Houseful of Memories
999. What Do They Say About Glass Houses?
1000. A Frightening Place (à la Seuss)
1001. In Bed Together
1002. Heavenly Thoughts
1003. For Cousin Carrie (1959-2016)
1004. May Freedom Prevail!
1005. And Then There Was One
1006. So There But for Fortune...
1007. Into the All
1008. I Dreamed Again of Trumplandia
1009. Banished from the Garden
1010. To Vote or Not to Vote
1011. Exposing the Hypocrite
1012. No New Paradigm: GOP Presidential Debate #11
1013. The Kind of Leader We Need?
1014. The Race: GOP Presidential Debate #10
1015. Make America WHAT Again?
1016. Deadly Weekend
1017. How They Must Love Their Wars!
1018. Giving Nastiness New Meaning: GOP Presidential Debate #9
1019. What a Place! (Part I)
1020. The Not-a-Good-Night-for-Marco RAP: GOP Debate #8
1021. The Enemy
1022. It's All About the Children
1023. He Came Home from War a Different Man
1024. "The Elephant NOT in the Room": GOP Debate #7
1025. Wherever We Are
1026. Corrido of the Bundy Brothers (Corrido de los hermanos Bundy)
1027. Wisdom Beyond Wisdom
1028. Don't Drink the Water!
1029. The Blame Game
1030. At Least We Can Laugh
1031. MLK Day 2016
1032. Funny Changes
1033. GOP Presidential Debate #6
1034. (Not) Wanting and (Not) Desiring
1035. I Read It on the Internet
1036. They Just Can't Afford to Pay Their Share
1037. It's NOT Rocket Science
1038. Where Is Your Head, Mr. Ryan?
1039. Eight!
1040. Gunlandia (à la Seuss)
1041. Saudi Justice
1042. Outlaws
1043. Everything Hangs by a Tenuous Thread
1044. Happy 2016
1045. 16 Times
1046. To Little William--December 2015
1047. A Scary Indictment
1048. Easy, Hard; Hard, Easy
1049. Facts? What Are Those?
1050. Santa Detained
1051. Here We Go Again
1052. Remembering Sandy Hook--Three Years Later
1053. GOP Candidacy Debate #5
1054. Here, Then Not
1055. The Annual Alonzo Family Tamalada*
1056. Rudolph Was WHAT?
1057. The Jensen Christmas Eve Dinner Brawl
1058. Such Audacity!
1059. My Poem to the World
1060. This Can't Be Happening Here!
1061. Ah, Pinocchio!
1062. The Unopened Present
1063. Silence
1064. Hail to Thee, Colonoscopy!
1065. Gunfight at the D-Lux Diner
1066. What's Up with Marco?
1067. A Little Elf-Awareness
1068. Demagoguery Takes a Stand
1069. Seeking a Compassionate Approach
1070. Turkey Blues
1071. Masters of Illusion
1072. Dancing the Dance of Salome
1073. The Writing on the Wall
1074. Deception's So Cool Till You're Caught
1075. The GOP Debate #4
1076. Incompatibility with the Truth
1077. A Bill of Goods
1078. Blood and Gore
1079. Halloween Night 2015
1080. Italy, Beautiful Italy
1081. The GOP Presidential Candidacy Debate #3
1082. The Truth Comes Out
1083. Mixed Messages
1084. On National Coffee Day 2015
1085. If You Could See Through Dorothy's Eyes
1086. The Mystery of the Roses
1087. But What About...?
1088. The Curse on Ham*
1089. Scandal at the Aquarium
1090. Walker Exits
1091. What Are You Holding, My Son?
1092. Radical Whatevers
1093. A Tale of Two Countries
1094. GOP Debate #2--Response in Limericks
1095. Suddenly a Light
1096. Where Are Conservatives Like Reagan?
1097. Discrepancy
1098. The Race in Limericks (9-12-15)
1099. Remembering 9/11 on Its 14th Anniversary
1100. Revisiting Caitlyn
1101. Have Pity on the Poor Refugees
1102. Have You Ever Seen a Trumpalaprank?
1103. Traditions
1104. Flaunting Hypocrisy
1105. Breakup for Bentley
1106. I Dreamed That I Lived in Trumplandia
1107. 10 Rules for Gaining the Favor of the American People and for Possibly Winning the 2016 Republican Presidential Candidacy
1108. To Hillary: Weather the Storm!
1109. Blame
1110. Duggar Does It Again!
1111. Social Insecurity
1112. The More NOT the Merrier
1113. Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
1114. Middle Eastern Square Dance: Swing Your Partner
1115. Praise to the Sagacious Masters
1116. Wolves That Wear Sheep's Clothing
1117. Who Is Going to Bell the Cat?: An Old Fable Retold in Verse
1118. Intelligent Life? Where?
1119. Spotlight and Spectacle
1120. Look at All the Parrots
1121. Slaughter in Chattanooga
1122. These Times in Rhymes: July 16, 2015 (Trump--Iran)
1123. Those Glorious Summer Days!
1124. Where the Stars and Bars Waves
1125. These Times in Rhymes: July 7, 2015 (Trump-Palin--Death from Fireworks)-
1126. These Times in Rhymes: July 2, 2015 (Cuba--Trump--Christie)
1127. With All of the Problems That Exist in the World...
1128. Trump Opens Mouth and Inserts Foot...Again
1129. Landmark Decision in Rights
1130. It's Official!
1131. Let a Poem Speak
1132. Merle and June at the Nudist Camp
1133. I'll Be a Broken Record
1134. How I Love a Circus!
1135. Death in Charleston
1136. How Do You Trump This?
1137. Recipe for a Colossal Mistake
1138. My Daddy's Becoming a Lady
1139. Really, Justice Scalia?
1140. Good-by, Bruce! Hello, Caitlyn!
1141. Where Are the Upright, the Honorable, the Just?
1142. Three Poisons
1143. Discover You Inner Music and Dance!
1144. Our Legacy on Earth
1145. Money Continues to Talk
1146. Funny, But Not
1147. The Ass in the Lion's Skin: An Aesop Tale Retold in Verse
1148. Ah, This Is the Life!
1149. Mr. Miller
1150. A Finger Pointing at the Moon
1151. Whose Insults?
1152. Bullies
1153. The Death of Freddie Gray
1154. All Things
1155. Restraint
1156. Deadly Mistake?
1157. The Last Days of the Buddha (Based on the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta)
1158. Don't Do It!
1159. Past Predictions; Present Realities*
1160. A Profile of the Climate Change Denier
1161. Hatemongers
1162. Truth Seeker
1163. Farewell, Peter Cottontail! (Easter Eve, 2015)
1164. Remember the Whistleblowers
1165. The Curse of Spam
1166. A World of Difference
1167. We'd Like You to Join Our Amazing Group
1168. Sometimes We Are Subject, Objective, Reflexive, or Intensive
1169. Spiders!
1170. To Live Among the Dinosaurs! No, Thanks!
1171. Californians, Be Water Wise!
1172. How Easy for Them!
1173. Disturbing Beyond Belief
1174. Remembering Selma--March 7, 1965
1175. No One Has a Monopoly on God
1176. Gun Crazy
1177. Please Don't Be My Valentine
1178. Who Art Thou Really?
1179. Findings in the Manot Cave
1180. Why, Brian, Why?
1181. One Step Away from Cuckoo
1182. The Path to Liberation
1183. Solidarity
1184. Granny in Her Four-Wheel Drive
1185. Galileo
1186. Santa Caught Speeding?
1187. "Gee Whiz! Santa Sucks!"
1188. ¡Viva Cuba!
1189. Madness Has No Holiday Spirit
1190. What Else Is New?
1191. Incredible!
1192. Call It What It Is
1193. Questions
1194. Spin Masters
1195. Black Friday Madness
1196. Identity Crisis?
1197. Substance and Style (A Song)
1198. It's About Time
1199. A Beginning Is Often an Ending
1200. Heaven's Catch 22
1201. The Things I Should Have Said
1202. Snowden: Hero or Traitor?
1203. Dying with Dignity
1204. The Ass and Its Shadow: An Aesop Tale Retold in Verse
1205. Pharmaceutical Phantasy
1206. So You Want to Vote? Sorry!
1207. Not Again!
1208. Fleeting Time
1209. Two Soldiers
1210. Drugs of Preference
1211. The Pilgrim
1212. Media Clowns
1213. Unheard Voices
1214. Party Brawl in Alaska
1215. The Mission Graveyard
1216. The Sum of Our Experiences
1217. Some Just Don't Get It
1218. Our Freedom of Speech
1219. Remembering 9-11 (on the 13th Anniversary)
1220. Making Tough Choices
1221. How to Write and Publish a Book of Untruths
1222. Showing Gratitude
1223. Handy Advice
1224. An Acoustic Guitar, a Voice, and a Song
1225. Frustrating Technology!
1226. Red-Eye Flight to Washington, D.C.
1227. My Daily Dose of Deutsch
1228. Food for Thought
1229. Observing Anger
1230. The Attack of the Zombie Fungus
1231. Crazy Denial
1232. Letting Go of Attachments: An Old Zen Story Retold in Verse
1233. How We Loved Lucy!
1234. Remembering Michael Brown
1235. Beware of the Two-Headed Monster
1236. To Cook or Not to Cook
1237. Why Do You Walk So Softly?
1238. Cinderella: The Real Story
1239. In the Moment
1240. Visits with My Folks
1241. Who Are These Children?
1242. Ah, Sixty-five Years Old!
1243. Deadly Force
1244. Slightly Unconventional Nursery Rhymes (for the 21st Century)
1245. Robin Williams: R.I.P.
1246. Sesqui— What?
1247. The Loud Voice of Money
1248. Support Where It's Due
1249. The King of the Strip Club Circuit
1250. Crazy Fanaticism
1251. Dirty Word
1252. How Much Longer Will We Wait?
1253. The Story of Lana: Here a Nip; There a Tuck
1254. Kisa Gotami and the Mustard Seed: An Old Story Retold in Verse
1255. Half Full or Half Empty?
1256. If...Then...
1257. In the News - 7-31-14: Total Craziness!
1258. I Know: Let's Blame President Obama!
1259. On the Threshold of Frustration: A True Story Told in Verse
1260. The Invisible Ones
1261. Let Go!
1262. How Sad for the Palestinian/Israeli People!
1263. The Nocturnal Visitor
1264. Noah's Dilemma
1265. Politics
1266. Walls
1267. Our Friend the Ego
1268. The Downing of Flight MH 17
1269. Some Americans Are Good at Being Ugly
1270. Can You?
1271. Elusive Time
1272. At the Zoo
1273. Under Attack
1274. Sometimes Mother Nature Sucks!
1275. Compassionate Treatment
1276. Our Unsung Heroes
1277. Those Soaps!
1278. Spurious Argument
1279. The Race to the Finish
1280. You Scratch My Back; I'll Scratch Yours
1281. Proud Dads
1282. Resting Insured?
1283. At the Mad Tea Party
1284. Meant to Be
1285. Joan
1286. True Love
1287. Sing Out, Nation of Immigrants!
1288. Reason and Rights?
1289. The Poor Really Have It So Easy
1290. If There's Hope, Then...
1291. Please, Mr. Boehner, Don't Waste Our Time!
1292. Duck Wannabe
1293. The Story of Skunk and Fox
1294. Money Talks
1295. Obstructionism: A Congressional Anthem for the 21st Century
1296. Mr. Cheney’s Dubious Relationship with Facts
1297. Experiment Gone Haywire?
1298. The What-a-Mess-in-the-Middle East! Waltz
1299. Missed Opportunity
1300. Just Don’t Take My Gun! (A Redneck Love Song)
1301. Downplaying Violence
1302. Responsibility
1303. Poor Iraq
1304. Beautiful Europe--2014
1305. We Are One
1306. Focus on Scandals
1307. And Yet Another Shooting...
1308. Prisoner Exchange--May 31, 2014
1309. Don’t Forget Your Gun!
1310. Inward Journey
1311. Hey There, Mr. Slug!
1312. Shame, Oh Shame on You, America!
1313. Trickle Down
1314. Let’s Invest in Our Kids!
1315. The Ballad of Cliven Bundy (in Three Parts)
1316. Karl Rove Speaks on the Koch Brothers’ Behalf
1317. Have People Gone Quite Mad?
1318. Pity the Poor Rich Ones
1319. Let’s Get to Work!
1320. Where Does Your Chicken Come From?
1321. Ayn Rand and Her Followers
1322. On the April 13 Jewish Community Center Shootings
1323. On Being a Patriot
1324. Just a Simple Little Love Song
1325. The Brothers Koch
1326. Au Revoir, My Dear Friend: To Liên (1944 - 2013)
1327. The Ryan Budget Plan
1328. That Same Little Girl: A Song to My Sister
1329. The Recent Supreme Court Decision
1330. Come and Visit Guantánamo Bay!
1331. Ah, To Be an Ostrich!
1332. Advice to the Poet
1333. Light (Children’s Song #1)
1334. Oh, Woe Is Me!
1335. The Master and the Students: An Old Story Retold in Verse by BB
1336. Franklin Graham in the News
1337. Miscellaneous Words of Wisdom
1338. At the Baghdad Bazaar
1339. How I Love Retirement!
1340. Would That I Could, But I Can’t
1341. The Death of Fred Phelps of the Infamous Westboro Baptist Church (3-20-14)
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