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– Arrias<\/p>\nAuthor’s Note: I forget – is it the last log entry of the year or the first log entry of the new year???<\/p>\n
– Arrias<\/p>\n
2023<\/p>\n
In Ukraine the war grinds on<\/p>\n
Bakhmut, Marinka, et al,<\/p>\n
Soldiers died by the thousands<\/p>\n
Buildings pounded into rubble<\/p>\n
Where will it end, this nasty war,<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2019s really beginning to wonder,<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, at the front lines,<\/p>\n
The guns continue to thunder.<\/p>\n
More wonder weapons flow to the battle,<\/p>\n
From the gods of war comes derisive laughter,<\/p>\n
More slaughter but no solution,<\/p>\n
So much for Wunderwaffe.<\/p>\n
Still the Arms of Krupp rings true,<\/p>\n
Smedley Butler told it square,<\/p>\n
War is a racket that pays quite well,<\/p>\n
Ever higher profits per share.<\/p>\n
At home lawfare increases,<\/p>\n
And a former President is indicted,<\/p>\n
Another insists he did nothing wrong,<\/p>\n
Are we all just dimwitted?<\/p>\n
Inflation up, inflation down,<\/p>\n
Somehow Unemployment still looks rosy,<\/p>\n
Clearly the numbers are being diddled,<\/p>\n
Probably doesn\u2019t pay to be too nosey.<\/p>\n
The Fed as usual seemed lost,<\/p>\n
This one trick pony ill at ease,<\/p>\n
But the US Gov declared COVID done,<\/p>\n
So long to that damned disease\u2026<\/p>\n
But then just like a bad movie,<\/p>\n
COVID came home to roost,<\/p>\n
After all, Election\u2019s just a year away,<\/p>\n
Need to give those excuses a boost!<\/p>\n
Some folks have looked at COVID numbers,<\/p>\n
Seems the Govie facts were all out to sea,<\/p>\n
You can always believe whatever you want,<\/p>\n
Just don\u2019t ever believe the CDC.<\/p>\n
What about Africa, what is going on?<\/p>\n
Niger, Sudan, Gabon, et al,<\/p>\n
A half dozen crazy coups,<\/p>\n
They all have their rationale.<\/p>\n
But in the end the same old story,<\/p>\n
Of more Power-Hungry colonels,<\/p>\n
Promising the Moon and the stars,<\/p>\n
While they deal with the same old evils.<\/p>\n
And now another war\u2019s begun,<\/p>\n
The scourge of war come to Negev,<\/p>\n
Terror strikes, evil has its day,<\/p>\n
From the desert all the way to Kiev.<\/p>\n
The truly evil scum of Hamas,<\/p>\n
Yet there are those who defend their acts,<\/p>\n
Twisting reality into make believe,<\/p>\n
And speaking lies as if the facts.<\/p>\n
It seems like more war is brewing,<\/p>\n
Evil folks – you know who:<\/p>\n
Mad Mullahs and the CCP,<\/p>\n
Hamas and Putin too.<\/p>\n
And now missiles popping off at ships,<\/p>\n
Over in the warm Red Sea,<\/p>\n
Laboon knocks some missiles down,<\/p>\n
Courtesy of the crazy Houthi.<\/p>\n
Like cockroaches that won\u2019t go away,<\/p>\n
Always seems to be more,<\/p>\n
No matter what some might pray,<\/p>\n
Man has a taste for war.<\/p>\n
In Washington more secrets leaked,<\/p>\n
And Tucker Carlson was fired,<\/p>\n
But perhaps Fox News outfoxed themselves,<\/p>\n
The results weren\u2019t the ones desired.<\/p>\n
Bud Light tried a new approach,<\/p>\n
A lot of folks were quite unhappy,<\/p>\n
I bet the Clydesdales were a tad confused,<\/p>\n
Turns out their sales were pretty crappy\u2026<\/p>\n
Khinzhal missiles target Kiev,<\/p>\n
Patriots light up the dawn,<\/p>\n
Swatting down those Russkie missiles,<\/p>\n
Pretty good news for Raytheon\u2026<\/p>\n
And what about dear old Harvard,<\/p>\n
What did her president say?<\/p>\n
Conservatives a \u201cno-no\u201d<\/p>\n
But anti-Semitism is okay?<\/p>\n
That must be in error,<\/p>\n
Next thing they\u2019d give plagiarism a pass,<\/p>\n
And that would never EVER be true,<\/p>\n
Under the banner of Veritas\u2026<\/p>\n
The Durham investigation finally ended,<\/p>\n
A nothing burger or a stolen an election?<\/p>\n
A president sand-bagged by the DOJ,<\/p>\n
Another president sandbagged by, well, a sand bag\u2026<\/p>\n
Sports is getting crazier,<\/p>\n
And the money! Oh me, Oh my,<\/p>\n
Boys and Girls are boxing,<\/p>\n
And 700 million for Shohei!<\/p>\n
What about those Russian folks,<\/p>\n
While Putin still leads that nation,<\/p>\n
His \u201cfriends\u201d are having troubles<\/p>\n
With his policy of defenestration\u2026<\/p>\n
And we said good-bye to quite a few,<\/p>\n
Dick Butkus, Mrs. Carter, Henry K.,<\/p>\n
And Lovely Tina Turner too,<\/p>\n
May they all rest in peace we pray.<\/p>\n
And we got a new Speaker,<\/p>\n
Actually we had a few,<\/p>\n
But Speaker Johnson seems to have settled in,<\/p>\n
He has an awful lot to do!<\/p>\n
Budget, Budget, Toil and Fudget,<\/p>\n
The House and Senate must not forget,<\/p>\n
It\u2019s their job to pass a budget,<\/p>\n
Not just add to the national debt.<\/p>\n
And a hundred billion supplement,<\/p>\n
Ukraine, Israel, the Border,<\/p>\n
Remember it\u2019s just Money!<\/p>\n
Rap that Gavel! Call for Order!<\/p>\n
Gonna be an exciting year,<\/p>\n
Oh, yeah it\u2019s election season,<\/p>\n
Riots and wars and rumors of wars,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure everyone will act with reason!<\/p>\n
So, hold on tight, this will be exciting,<\/p>\n
Join in, it\u2019s participatory you know,<\/p>\n
Meanwhile have some popcorn,
\nFeet up, enjoy the show!<\/p>\n
Copyright 2024 Arrias
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