the smedley log - suburban scrawl

Feeling thankful for the small things today

I meant to post yesterday on the one year anniversary of my daily haiku habit, but I’ve been so preoccupied I forgot. I really thought I would’ve grown tired of them by now. Turns out I’m quite addicted to them (though the qualitative output may vary).

In other news, as I mark the exact moment I entered this world 35 years ago, I should be en route to the Presidential Candidate Forum sponsored by ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). The forum will be held this afternoon, starting at noon, at Bright Hope Baptist Church in North Philly. A gaggle of bloggers, of which I am one, have been allowed to cover the event, though at last check, I’m not sure if they’ll have wi-fi capabilities in the church or not. Still, it should be an interesting way to spend part of my birthday – and I’ll blog about it somewhere (definitely on Philly Future, perhaps here, too), eventually.

Finally, kudos to the first person who can explain the relevance of the title to this post. Of course, I’ll have no way to know if you googled it or not…

Well, happy birthday, my man. You certainly have a beautiful day for it here…custom made! And thanks for making all of us happy with your great writing…those haiku are something really great. I do think they should be wrapped in a publisher’s bow…I would definitely but them and so would many others…it’s great writing and thinking combined….

Here’s to another 35….and 35 more after that!

Cheers!

BTW - not as easy to find googling as you would think (but possible) – I have Professor Chaos to thank…

Frank – Thanks for the kind words concerning the haiku. Speaking of which, I’m just the kind of person who would self-publish a small run just to see what it looked like (and to say I’d written a book), so be careful how you encourage me

Ellen – It occurred to me that the line may not be the most unique in music history, but I hadn’t bothered to actually check for the search results myself prior to writing that last line of the post.

Happy Birthday!

Your haiku’s are great.
The quality varies but,
the thinking does not.