Putting it Together (Finally)
By Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
Goodfellow, Texas
September 13, 2017 7:12pm CST
Putting it Together (Finally) -
This morning things got a bit quieter around here than they ordinarily are. So I decided it might be a good morning on which to get serious about dragging some old doggerel (poems) out of the rust pile of old postings on other websites and start to put them into E-Book form.
I think that the rhyme which follows is one that sat for a while on the old "Bubbles" website prior to the crash of that website. It has been a while, so that my memory about the poem is not all that hot. But, anyway, here it is - once again. And I hope you enjoy the thing.
Inventing Stuff
"Silence is Golden." So it is said.
Too much loud noise is bad for your head.
So I made a new gadget and it worked just fine.
It knocks off all noise and makes quiet, divine.
As soon as I learned to make nothing from something
I worked on a project that none called a dumb thing.
Because I was broke and as poor as can be,
it was to make something from nothing, you see?
I gathered and gathered more nothing than ever
had 'til then been gathered by mankind - how clever.
Now serving me nicely - my poverty fighter -
my auto-enriching, "the bouncing-check-writer."
But, watching my bride while at her stove, cooking,
I thought to myself - "This is painful just looking."
I went back to work. (Inventing is toiling.)
"I know I can learn how to make water boiling."
That's how it goes in the ways of inventing.
It's this and its that and some dollar-and-centing.
Sometimes it works and its happy you'll be,
but other times, not so. Don't think so? Ask me.
Butterflies fly and bread they ignore.
Rugs are not truthful. They lie on the floor.
Inventions are useful as long as they work.
(Some better than others - some not - it's berserk.)
Image - The Inventor - Pixabay.com
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-Gus-
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
14 Sep 17
Loved this one....Knowing you you will already have lots of inventions that do work
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
14 Sep 17
@responsiveme - Friend ARM - Aha... So you ARE able to read betwixt the lines. Some of the better ones were shared with comrades in arms, but two of them are covered with patents. What is interesting is how they all came about. They say that "necessity is the mother of invention" but that is not necessarily so. I learned that thievery is one parent and that anger could be yet another. Those both make for some good stories, too. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
15 Sep 17
@responsiveme - Friend ARM - Well, I am not sure that you would enjoy descriptions of the actual subjects of the patents, but I can tell you that the first of the patents came about because of my annoyance with some salespeople who tried to get me to purchase some of their medical test kits, and the second patent resulted from my foiled attempt to steal some of the invention covered by another person's issued patent. Quite amazing circumstances those were. =Gus=
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
14 Sep 17
@JamesHxstatic - Brother James - Well. maybe just "ever" and rumor-ous. A writer should write 'em as they see 'em, right?
So, kindly have yourself a fine day in the big state of Oregon, "the wet state." -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
14 Sep 17
@Yadah04 - Actually, the writing took place on the table that was positioned close by the liver. But that is, of course, close to the heart. Reminds me of my doggerel rhyme, "The Law West of the Pecos... (an oldie)
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The Law West of the Pecos
Custer's white horse was tall and mean,
with Custer on board, a sight to be seen.
Custer rode it to the river
without concern for heart or liver.
He was Siouxed right in between.
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Just a note: General Custer is famous for his exploits during the "Indian Wars." During the "Battle of the Little Bighorn (river)" Custer was zapped by the combined forces of the Sioux Indian tribes. (not sued, but Siouxed).
-Gus-
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Anyway, it was the first time I heard about a General Custer. Indian wars huh, Interesting. Now whenever I hear heart or liver, I might be reminded of General Custer, as well.