Happy Thanksgiving Rhyme

Wishing you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving.

Eldest son came home last night for his Thanksgiving break.

Want to spend some time with him and then I have to bake...

Also have to clean my house since we'll be playing host;

Therefore, I'm not gonna have a lot of time to post.

I'll be gone 'til Monday when, again, I'll have free time

And come back to hit you with another silly rhyme.
Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.  Bye.  I have to cook...

But I'm very thankful that you've stopped to take a look.

The New England Patriots - Wow.

The kick is good! (Photo/BleacherReport.com)

Last night in New England - in the bitter, freezing cold -

Weather Peyton Manning doesn't like (or so we're told)

Patriots kept fumbling to Denver, who would score.

By the half, the Broncos were ahead by 24.

We will never know what Belichick said to his team;

Whether he was calm or he began to swear and scream,

But he ought'a bottle it and put it up for sale

'cause the Patriots came back and, in a howling gale

Sent the game to overtime by scoring 31...

Then went on to kick a field goal at the end and won.

What I couldn't comprehend was people booing Wes;

Not his fault the Patriots were offering him less.

He should've been welcomed back by everyone in town.

Former team-mates didn't boo but, mostly, shut him down.

How we ever pulled it out last night I'll never know,

But I hope, post-season, that we play them in the snow.

JFK Conspiracy Solved... It Was Us.

50 years ago today John Kennedy was shot.

Many still believe in an assassination plot:

L.B.J., the CIA, or Castro, or the mob.

Presidents could not be killed by one pathetic slob.

Looking back we all remember it as Camelot;

Dreaming of our glory days, but maybe we forgot

We were simply not a most congenial spot back then.

My mom is a Northerner who lived down South and when

She was at the Commissary they announced the news;

People started cheering and expressing racist views.

Toxic atmospheres build up and then some loser acts.

Let's not try to kid ourselves; we have to face the facts...

No one fled the grassy knoll; Lee Oswald was alone.

He was not the patsy here.  He acted on his own.

But the ugly politics and scandals of the day

Also had a passive, but important, part to play.

Maybe we should think about that as we're looking back

From our current, constant state of partisan attack.

This new generation of Americans must change...

Who knows which new lunatic is at the target range.

Monty Python's Getting the Band Back Together

(Photo/news.yahoo.com)

Now for something not completely different; can't wait.

Monty Python's getting back together, which is great.

Authors of so many lines that everybody quotes:

'Why is U.S. beer akin to making love in boats?

What have Romans ever done for us? Bring out your dead.

Moistened bints can't tell collectives how they should be led.

How fast does a fully laden, English sparrow go?'

I'll just thank Jehovah and buy tickets for their show.

Iran - Give Peace A Chance

(Photo/www.nydailynews.com)

Secretary Kerry's back in meetings with Iran

And he's making progress as they hammer out a plan.

We'll start easing sanctions if Iranians agree

They'll shut down their centrifuges...  Then, we'll have to see.

Israel is furious; they say we shouldn't trust

Anything Rouhani says, but I believe we must.

There's no peace for Syria - a civil war that's spread;

Daily bombings add names to the growing list of dead -

Iran might be crucial in negotiating peace.

They could offer al-Assad a cushy, long-term lease.

When we isolate Iran we're cutting off our nose

Just to spite our faces; stepping on the Persians' toes.

The New England Patriots - We Was Robbed

(Photo/www.PatsPulpit.com)

Patriots, at Carolina Monday Night, were robbed.

Panthers held Gronkowski in the end zone - he was mobbed.

Back judge threw the flag, which gave the Pats another play...

Then another ref stepped in and put the flag away.

They did not explain the reason why they didn't call

Holding that prevented Gronk from going for the ball.

They just said the game was over - then ran off the field.

Brady had to chase them down and, though he's even-keeled,

He appeared to lose it. TV viewers heard him swear.

I can't say I blame him since it, clearly, wasn't fair.

Here at home I also called the ref a dirty name.

Patriots deserved another chance to win the game.

Merry Christmas?

(Photo/Turner Entertainment)

There is still a week (and some) before Thanksgiving Day...

I've just thrown my pumpkin from All Hallows Eve away;

Yet, I'm seeing Christmas decorations in the stores.

Some folks have already hung their wreaths upon their doors.

There are ads with Santa Claus; I'm hearing jingle bells.

Christmas-time too early is like 7 kinds of hells.

It's no wonder that the Grinch despised the very thought;

Advertisers make you think that happiness is bought.

Thus, they start the drumming earlier so you will shop;

Best thing about Christmas Day is that the drumbeats stop.

We're exchanging home-made gifts in my large family.

This year we'll be putting thought beneath the Christmas tree.

Please Help

These people are beyond our help.  Others are not.  (Photo/NYDailyNews.com)

It's now been a week since Typhoon Haiyan came ashore.

Philippines got some assistance; they're in need of more.

It looks like a bomb exploded; bodies everywhere.

Roads were gone and so relief is just now getting there.

U.S. Navy is offshore and doing all they can.

It's still not enough to meet the needs of Tacloban.

Pictures from the region are enough to break your heart

And, if you are wondering how you can do your part

Do not send them clothes and blankets; that's not what they need.

Do not send them Bibles 'cause they don't have time to read.

What they need is money to buy water, food - a tent.

Please send your donations; money can't be better spent.

Whitey's Sentencing

Artist/Jane Flavell Collins

Judge at Bulger's sentencing let everybody speak.

All the while, King Rat of Southie uttered not a squeak.

Even those who didn't get the verdict that they'd sought

Chose to make their public statements.  Whitey, though, did not.

One by one they took the stand and tried to meet his eyes.

Whitey wouldn't look at them, which isn't a surprise.

Rats don't make eye contact; they've got mean and shifty looks...

And, of course he didn't speak, 'cause now he'll sell more books.

The ACA - Well, This Sucks.

(Photo/Brooklyn.News12.com)

Good intentions pave the road to hell - or, so we're told -

And, despite the best of them, Obama oversold

Benefits of A.C.A. for millions who now find

They can't keep their health care plans and so they're in a bind.

Hard to make excuses for the mess this has become,

'though I am more sympathetic to this cause than some.

Website's still a nightmare and the phone lines have been jammed.

Roll-out of Obamacare's a voyage of the damned.

G.O.P. feels vindicated; "See! We told you so."

Frankly, I am sick of this whole dog and pony show.

Maybe if they'd tried to help to fix the "f...ing" thing

Their concern for us would have a more authentic ring.

Iran - Non. No. Nah. Nyet.

Stalled talks between the G5+1 and Iran are set to resume on 20 November. (Photo/Farsnews.com)

Iran has been isolated over 30 years.

They've become the boogeyman that everybody fears.

We're afraid that they'll enrich uranium until

They can build some weapons, 'though they've said they never will.

President Rouhani says Iran would like a deal

But we're not so sure that's how the ayatollahs feel.

Hopes for major breakthroughs stalled at meetings they've just had.

Israel has made no secret that fact makes them glad.

Secretary Kerry says enrichment must be ceased.

Some in Congress want to see the sanctions get increased;

Worried that Rouhani plans to use these talks to stall.

I'm afraid we'll try to force his hand and blow it all.

We've allowed their clerics to make demons of the West.

Some are true believers, sure...  But what about the rest?

Persia is an ancient culture; try to see their side.

If we turn the screws we'll lose, 'cause people have their pride.

Dear Veterans... You Honor Us

Happy Veteran's Day.  Thank you for your service.

If you see a person in a uniform today;

Navy blue or Air Force green or, even, Army gray,

Khakis, whites, or camouflage, whichever one they wear -

Take the time to thank them for protecting us out there.

But let's not forget the vets at home who've paid the price

Or their families who've also had to sacrifice.

'though they're out of uniform they, too, deserve our thanks.

All of them have honored us by serving in our ranks.

Thanks especially to my Dad and family friend, Derek McCann

Oh, and by the way, this is how we actually say "Thank you" to American veterans.

Dear Vice President Biden - Time to Update the Rolodex

Marty Walsh?  Mayor Marty Walsh?  (Photo/TheAtlantic)

White House called for Boston's Mayor-Elect...  At least, they tried.

Wanted to tell Marty Walsh that they were on his side.

They got through to Marty Walsh but it was not their guy.

Credit to Joe Biden; giving it another try.

Didn't even get a Walsh the second time he called.

Time that new Directory Assistance gets installed.

Biden kept on trying though and finally got through.

Wonder if the Walshes who I know got phone calls, too?

President Obama's secretary did the same;

Here in Boston, Marty Walsh is quite a common name.

This Walsh knew the Mayor-Elect and had him on speed dial...

White House Rolodex ain't been updated in a while.

Dear Miami Dolphins - Unsolicited Advice from the Home of Champions

Don't encourage him.  (Photo/Watercoolertalks.com)

Bullies in the locker room and team-mates being jerks;

Evidence has shown that's not a strategy that works.

When a player isn't motivated by the cash

You can't fix the situation if you're talking trash.

If you want a team that wins the players have to care;

Feel like they are family and want to do their share;

Have to like each other so much that they'd play for free...

Football isn't hard enough? Concussions? CTE?

Why would someone want to play with guys who aren't his friends?

Only thing he's hoping for is that the season ends.

Teams that win have chemistry and watch each others' backs;

Skill sets that Miami Dolphins' Incognito lacks.