Ask William By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com Dear William: My neighbor cut my cable line and now I can’t watch TV. What should I do? Dear Cable less: Do you have a library card? Just kidding, really. Cutting off cable is unconscionable and deserves some aggressive act of revenge. Does your neighbor have security cameras? If not
Things I Worry About… By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com When I was young I was a kind of true believer. Though I knew Santa was a hoax I assumed a lot of the rest of the things I heard about might in fact be true. So to some degree I worried if I thought there might
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THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD—Rest in Peace California By William Franklin Three events were to herald the end of the 60’s; Manson, Altamont and the election of Reagan in 1980. To understand the 60’s and assuming that’s possible (For example: The best year of the 60’s was 1974.) it’s helpful to refer to the
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The Border Wall By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com The border wallThe border wallPaint it whiteand watch them crawlto the border wall. 25 billion to defend our shoresFrom housepaintersAnd gardenersAnd the poorRefugees from the southWe’ll bear any burdenTo keep them out.With a border wall. Children crying in a cagemothers lost and the world dismayedtries to remember what
Self-Esteem Check By Bill Franklin I think it’s time to check my self-esteem. Self-esteem, if you haven’t been paying attention lately, takes on real significance the moment yours is on the line. And sad to say, like a pain or headache you didn’t know you had, it comes on line the moment someone brings it
I’m A Gunslinger By Bill Franklin I’m the gunslinger teaching English one I’m a gun slinger teaching’s fun. I stroll the halls with my Glock* you’re either safe or you’re not. when the killer knocks I’ve got the gun I’m a teacher teaching’s fun. I can pick out the shooter from way down the
IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON—Time to go over once again just what is Yin and what is Yang By Bill Franklin Santa of course is yang but if he were a saint, that would be very yin of him. Saints tend to be filled with yin though it’s just a pinch beyond our reach here to
What Men Are By William Franklin It’s obvious that no one knows what men are. As we see them fall like ducks at a shooting gallery we should pause for a second and think about who the heck we are sacrificing. Men started out as the guys who would chase you in tag games
