Stories, Rhymes and Brain fallout.

 I’m a bit disappointed tonight. The seven o’clock news showed a story about a ‘fireball’ that lit up the sky last night, but I missed it. The meteor was a couple of meters long and eventually broke apart, landing just over the border in Germany. Luckily, no one was hurt. They showed some footage of a gutter that got hit, but the rest of the pieces landed in gardens and woods. Apparently, those small rocks can be worth a lot of money. At least it didn’t land on a pebble beach in Germany. That was about the only ‘fun’ news. Everything else was about Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran, the possible fallout in the Middle East, the stock markets, oil prices, and, of course, the fact that people are dying. Watching the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. is tough. I don’t like Iran because of its human rights record and support for local terrorist groups, if what we hear is true. But I’m also starting to really dislike Israel for its harsh treatment of Palestinians and any countr...

 Full. Yesterday, I gained some weight— Ate too much, couldn’t hesitate. Stuff that looks like food, but it ain’t, Now my stomach’s a battlefield, aching and tight— Grease and fillers, they just ain’t right. Sugar’s up there too—sweet, dangerous, and sly. It’s what we crave, can’t deny. Today, my body begs to renew. Flush it away, send it down the drain— No more headache, no more pain. Time to return to food that’s real, Nature’s bounty is the better deal. But first, a pint of water, cold from the tap— Loosen the bowels, then take a crap.