Dadpost #4 – Poetry

Turnest the World

“Where turnest the world?” asked Man.
Wind answered back, “Not around thee.”
“From whence doth the cold wind blow?” said Man.
“From the north and into me.” said Sea.
“To whence doth the green sea flow?”, said Man.
Moon answered,”Not to you, but to me.”
“And wherefore does Moon shine on me”, said Man.
“Moon shines on me, not thee”, said She…

-Me

Turnest the Screw

“Wither, whence and nod,” cried She
adrift again in the sea’s green flow.
The moon it seems was a nightly glow
and not the sum of her vanity.

-Dad

Dadpost #2

Here’s a joke that was passed around the Dadopshere:

A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and HMO paperwork and was burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic.

He went to the local technical college, signed up for classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time for the practical exam approached, the gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks and completed the exam with tremendous skill.

When the results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%. Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying, “I don’t want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an error in the grade.”

The instructor said, “During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. “You put the engine back together again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark. This equaled an A.” After a pause, the instructor added, “I gave you an extra 50% because you did it all through the muffler, which I’ve never seen done in my entire career.

Stay Classy!

Dadpost #1

It fascinates me to observe the different ways people use the internet. I tend to shy away form social networking sites, yet some of my friends are twitterholics. Some people use a blog as a diary for their very most intimate thoughts, I use a blog for AWESOME.

In keeping with that, I thought I would pull some content from the emails that go back and forth between my father and his cousins, whose proclivities for sharing things they feel are awesome are, actually oddly parallel with mine. Only difference is that they send huge email attachments of whatever the awesome is. So I proudly present the Dadpost™, a new feature highlighting the DADAWESOMEST internet finds.

Fist up, a little musical selection.

Love ya, Dad!