By kevin | Published: March 9, 2011
Those of you in countries where you actually have to fill out your own income tax return will appreciate this haiku. Like glass in the sand Strike two words, spiting your time “Standard deduction” So much for all those records you kept, eh? At least business expenses still take a nice chunk out of that [...]
By kevin | Published: March 2, 2011
*yawn* Bad sleep patterns are The sun rising in the north And then in the east Before this becomes true for me…good night! (P.S. I still owe you guys a post about how to learn specific terms for things like social media, basically walking you through what I would do. I’ve got it as a [...]
By kevin | Published: February 22, 2011
The, “Oh yeah, it was Tuesday yesterday,” gag may be getting old, but I’m continuing it one more week! As the sun touches The earth, so touches my pen pa…wait, what’s today?
By kevin | Published: February 16, 2011
From hibernation Come bears sooner than Haiku Tuesday. Late again. Want to share your own haiku about Haiku Tuesday being late? The comments are always open to you! If you want to have your haiku featured AS Haiku Tuesday, please get in touch.
By kevin | Published: February 2, 2011
So, since I’m learning Mandarin, I thought I’d write poetry about it…fitting for an Asian language, no? (And does anyone know if Asian is still politically correct? Or do I have to say Asiatic, differently-located, West-challenged, or something? No, wait; the latter would probably be offensive.) After the four tones We’ll teach you Mandarin…now… Four [...]
By kevin | Published: January 18, 2011
OK…my haiku quality must be dropping because people aren’t visiting Blang as much lately. Therefore, this week I am going to do a more traditional haiku.
By kevin | Published: January 11, 2011
Haikus with headaches just aren’t the same. I mean, are headaches like spring? Disclaimer: Today’s haiku isn’t a cop-out just because I have a headache. However, it is inspired by it. I’ll make up for it next week.
By kevin | Published: January 4, 2011
What does the cold have to do with fun language learning, you may ask? Everything and nothing. In this case, it’s leaning a bit towards nothing. However, the weather outside is cold lately, and therefore it seemed like a fitting topic for this week’s haiku. Can’t think in this cold But, as pogs in the [...]
By kevin | Published: December 28, 2010
I promised I’d give all of you who come here looking for haikus en français something, so it’s time to deliver! Plus, this column will probably be doubling as my weekly place to communicate with you a bit about what I’m up to. I’m thinking that I’ll have time to write more this week, but [...]
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