Alan Is Good

Haiku Monday September 28, 2009

SuperNoVA blast

Ends an era, leaves our sun

In a Lone Star state?

Haiku Monday September 21, 2009

Friendship – Show you care

Hold back their hair, share a scare

Sometimes, just be there

I saw this gem on YouTube recently.  E-Mom tells us how to check out what our kids are REALLY doing by logging onto the Facebook and the Twitter.  Watch.

First off, its via the Today Now! video series by way of the Onion, so it is indeed satirical.  There is no actual E-Mom.  Actually, I’m not sure if Vanksen buzz and communication agency is aware that its satire, as they comment on the video in a tone that’s either obliviously serious or sarcastically beyond me.  (PS: Hire me)  Even so, beyond the lulz to be had, the commentary here is noteworthy.  There are more and more parents joining Facebook and Twitter, and while they all get a honeymoon period where its so ‘cute’ that they can post on your wall, the monitoring undertones are a clear and present danger. More »

Haiku Monday September 14, 2009

No time for fussing

Fighting, or Kanye during

The time of my liiife

Haiku Monday September 7, 2009,

The day of labor

Means it’s very soon that I

Can scare my neighbor. . .