I’m looking at my coffeeMy coffee looks at meAnd says what are you looking at?To which I say, at thee clap clap clap….. Thankyou… Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
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Douglas Adams
“We are stuck with technologywhen what we really want is just stuff that works” Douglas AdamsEnglish author11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001
Samsung
Samsung (founded ’38)Before it went full fledgeStarted as a traderSelling dried fish/veg Don MatthewsFebruary 2021 Samsung was founded as a grocery trading store on March 1, 1938, by Lee Byung-Chull. He started his business in Taegu, Korea, trading noodles and other goods produced in and around the city and exporting them to China and its provinces. … DuringContinue reading “Samsung”
Cilla Likes to Watch Things
Cilla likes to watch thingsGo round and round and roundGetting slowly mesmerized byWhat goes round and round……. Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
Ring Ring, Hello My Darlings
Liberace, pianistWhen away from homeMissed his dogs so dearlyRang them up on phone Hello my darlings…missing me?… Woof woof…. Is the butler giving you lots of cuddles?… Woof woof… I’ll be home soon… Woof… Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
The Covid Vaccine Is Not a Magic Bullet
Some think the vaccine is a magic bulletIt isn’t You can still catch itBut the symptoms will be less You can still pass it onTo anyone less prepared Social distancingTracing systemsWill be with us for a long time The vaccine is not a magic bulletBut it is a step in the right direction Don MatthewsFebruaryContinue reading “The Covid Vaccine Is Not a Magic Bullet”
Space X Got More Trouble
Space X got more troubleWith it’s SN9Took off very nicelyLanding not so fine Starship in DecemberAlso went awryTook off very nicelyThen fell from the sky Elon says no worriesWe’ll get you to the starsWe’ll fix up all these minor probsHere we all come, Mars Small step for ElonBig step for you Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
I Am a So-Proud Father
I am a so-proud fatherHappy, full of mirthHolding our new baby girl(My wife’s just given birth) Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Takes Magic Potion Against Covid
true story I am the Minister of HealthOf Island Lanka SriI’ve swallowed me a magic potionNow Covid won’t touch me The sorcerer who prepared the potion tells me it will give me life-long protection So trusting of the sorcererOur politicians allDrank the magic potion andToasted Covid’s fall Why have I tested positive?…. And me?…. MeContinue reading “Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Takes Magic Potion Against Covid”
Industrial Revolution and Noise
Before the Industrial RevolutionThe main source of noise that was heardWas thunder and church bells and cannon fireMixed with the sound of the birds Don MatthewsFebruary 2021