What pitfalls do you see as Common Sense becomes rare?
Seems we are experiencing a great shame,
Common Sense has returned whence it came.
Left unused and idle for far too long,
Perhaps the Information Revolution was its Swan Song.
Some think the advent of Artificial Intelligence,
Has robbed Common Sense of its relevance.
Common Sense, I hope we’ll see you later.
Your absence among us removes yet another Common Denominator.
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?
After I wake, I’m on my knees praying before the Lord.
May He guide me rightly thru this day, that I live in His accord.
When life is overwhelming, His consolation restores my strength.
He enables me to serve others, I can go to any length.
The comfort that I seek is not an easy, pain free life.
Rather it’s the confidence in knowing He’ll carry me through the strife.
When I arrive at day’s end, I’m on my knees before the Lord.
I thank Him for redeeming me, He paid a price I can’t afford.
There was a young man in Waterloo.
Asking, “In Ontario can I raise bamboo?”
They grow grain, grapes, oilseed,
and cattle that don’t stampede.
You can harvest nitida too!
There was a lad in Founders Park.
Tending his line, dawn to dark.
He had just one wish.
Catch something besides catfish.
Ever hear a dogfish bark?
Never one to be characterized as charming and romantic.
Rather the words to describe me are severe and pedantic.
But let me step out of character and put aside behaviors dour;
To a mere acquaintance I would say, “In the garden of friendship, you are the most beautiful flower.”
After recovering from this flattery, I can imagine that she’d say, “Oh my gosh man what’s gotten into you today?”
“Are you a shape shifting alien or a clever A.I. hack?
Whatever you have done with my old friend, please just send him back!”
Thus I shall place charm and romance back upon the shelf.
To spare the world this shock and awe, I will remain my plain, old self.
What are you most worried about for the future?
After some careful thought I must cautiously say,
I am mostly worried about things that are of yesterday.
The Scientific Revolution, many argue, improved the human condition.
Scientific method and observation replaced the Aristotelian Tradition.
The notion of true freedom, civic duty and the common good,
were supplanted with, do it, just because we could.
The impact of technology advancement, measured in the short term,
Has shaped a calamitous journey from which we might not return.
The question “Does it benefit all of mankind or just a few?”
Is no longer raised, to seek a divergent or opposing view.
The future is here now, it arrives at the end of each day.
How long will it endure, No one can really say.
There was a young man from Decatur.
Called a potato a spud, not a tater.
His language was precise.
Flip a coin, roll the dice.
Do it now rather than later.
There was a young man from Madrid.
Made his living trading peseta for quid.
Mid-career he made a change.
Bought himself a home on the range.
Now he lives off-of-the-grid.
What countries do you want to visit?
Not one to travel much, I prefer to stay at home.
If I were to venture abroad, I might just go to Rome.
Perchance a side trip to see the Tower that leans in Pisa.
Then off Paris France to visit the Mona Lisa.
By then I’d be rejuvenated, full of vigor and vim.
Off to the north coast of France for an English Channel Swim.
Cannot forget the White Cliffs located nearby at Dover.
Then off to Dublin to meet the fabled Irish Rover.
My travelogue with photos maintained on my smartphone.
I’ll share it with you all, whenever I reach home.
There are somethings I enjoy, mostly those things that I like.
For example, I’d rather eat Walleye, than dine on Northern Pike.
When it comes to mobility, getting from point A to point B,
The internal combustion engine is good enough for me.
On vacation, I like time in the northern Rocky Mountains.
A preference for glacier fed springs over public water fountains.
I have a liking for the simple life, make no bones about it.
As for the latest iPhone, I can live without it.
The Ethereal Scupper 