Poem 27

syncopated

the door handle is warm
as footfalls stamp
the paneled room

tonight is left to chance
as lips part from another's
and cajolement from others

the night is silent
beneath the resounding
sway

and I've only begun
to stammer


you said we grunt and sweat
beneath a weary life

with a pretentious smile

we're all reduced
to simplicity
and so much clamor

with frailty
and the warmth of skin

palls of satin

as you leaned and furled
over
mouth agape


unsure
of the vicissitude
of this

morning--


the songs and
clever reconstitution--


in the morning

I can only sleep;
and swallow
the light of a new day


("your mom can
only sleep and swallow")

"..." 25

   Adam was saying, "The times are changed. A boy must be a specialist or he will get nowhere. I guess that's why I'm so glad you're going to college."
   Aron said, "I've been thinking about that, and I wonder."
   "Well, don't think any more. Your first choice is right. Look at me. I know a little bit about a great many things and not enough about any one of them to make a living in these times."
   [. . .]
   Lee looked in. "The kitchen scales must be way off," he said. "The turkey's going to be done earlier than the chart says. I'll bet that bird doesn't weigh eighteen pounds."
   Adam said, "Well, you can keep it warm," and he continued, "Old Sam Hamilton saw this coming. He said there couldn't be any more universal philosophers. The weight of knowledge is too great for one mind to absorb. He saw a time when one man would know only one little fragment, but he would know it well."
   "Yes," Lee said from the doorway, "and he deplored it. He hated it."

There was a young man from Stamboul

from Slaughterhouse 5:

There was a young man from Stamboul,
Who soliloquized thus to his tool:
'You took all my wealth
And you ruined my health,
And now you won't pee, you old fool.'

My Wii Virtual Console wishlist

Here's a list of games that I've been eagerly wanting to see pop up on the Wii's Virtual Console:

	Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES) 48+ levels of horror-themed co-op madness. The SNES version is just a bit better than the one on Genesis.
	Shinobi (Master System) Old-school arcade ninja action. (The NES port is terrible, however.)
	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color) I know it's a long shot, but since the DS doesn't play GBC games they should really consider putting them on the Virtual Console. Link's Awakening is my favorite 2d Zelda game.
	Sonic CD (Sega CD) Another long-shot, but there are Turbo-Grafx CD games already on, so why not some Sega CD? A lot of people consider this to be the best Sonic game. (I still say it's Sonic 2.)
	Earthworm Jim: Special Edition (Sega CD) If Sega CD ends up on the Wii, I'd also like to see this. It's Earthworm Jim with better music and more levels.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES) So much nostalgia for this game...
	Goldeneye 007 (N64) If the licensing issues are ever resolved, this one's a no-brainer. My favorite console FPS.
	Joe & Mac (SNES) Co-op with cavemen and dinosaurs. And not needlessly difficult like the arcade and Genesis versions.
	Mega Bomberman (Genesis) Bomberman! No one's ever played this with 4 players because no one has ever owned the Genesis 4 player adapter. Let's change that.
	Sub Terrania (Genesis) This one is more obscure. It's very hard, but also very fun and unique.

Dream Omelet

Wow...


1. Chef Cooks 'Dream Omelet' From Recipe That Came To Him In A Dream