Could be Worse

The week after I posted "Too Snarky" in the local paper, the mayor called me out in print for picking on him. Each week since then the paper has been filled with one letter after another complaining about how "Snarky" the mayor really is. I fear I have opened the floodgates on a minor revolt...If you don't know about Rob Ford, he's the wacked mayor of Toronto, he's worth a google ...

Could be Worse

by Rick Lime

Well, our mayor is still in hot water

Speaks of people less kind than he oughter

But let’s all thank the lord

That he isn’t Rob Ford

T’ronto’s mayor is really a rotter

Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

by Rick Lime

Every summer we make the mistake

Having In-laws descend on their break

She won’t let me forbid

Little Sis and her kid

So I’ll spend lots of time at the lake

No Mad Gophers

There was a little back and forth in the letter to the editor section of the local paper. Seems one neighbor was upset with another neighbor because of a gopher problem. Neighbor one felt that neighbor two wasn't doing enough to stop the "nomadic gophers" from crossing the property line. Much posturing was done and some threats were uttered...

No Mad Gophers

Gopher war or a neighborhood spat

Go to court or just sit down and chat

It’s a mole hill that’s grown

Should we call in a drone
Or could somebody just get a cat

You Again?

In my small town, the AG is the grocery store. And, it's a few blocks down the main drag from the post office.

You Again?

by Rick Lime

What I like about this town the most

It’s more friendly than ones down the coast

Folks’ll ask you “What’s new?”

In th’ AG checkout queue

Though you just spoke while fetching the post

Too Snarky

Too Snarky

by Rick Lime

Mr Mayor, can I call you Bill

Here's some friendly advice, if you will

In some columns you've writ

You seem piqued in a fit

An' we'd mark your words more if you'd chill

Abstainer-Complainer

Abstainer-Complainer

by Rick Lime

There once was a mayor of note

Whose opinions I've no room to quote

But his insular views

Make me ponder and muse

"Come election time, why don't I vote?"

Be There

Be There

by Rick Lime

Do you know how the candidates rate?

You’ve got little or no time to wait

On May 3rd there’s a meeting

Where they’ll be competing

Let’s all of us fish or cut bait

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

by Rick Lime

How fast should our little town grow?

Are the mayor's plans all apropos?

If we build it they'll come

is the feeling of some

but for others like me, we don't know

Homesick

Just to provide a little context, the annual Barriere Fall Fair & Rodeo is an event not to be missed :-)

Homesick

by Rick Lime

Up in camp or gone just down the coast

As I wander from pillar to post

'Tween my folks and the Fair

And the girl with red hair

It's the potholes that I miss the most

Politically Incorrect

Mr. Tom Fletcher is a very conservative journalist for Blackpool press and a regular contributor to the Barriere Star journal.

Politically Incorrect

by Rick Lime

I'd like to observe, if I might

While politely declining to fight

Given differing views

In the Barriere News

Mr Fletcher's are usually 'right'

Idle No More?

Idle No More?

by Rick Lime

They oppose the new omnibus bill

But their battle for change is uphill

I could stand up with pride

And say "I'm on their side"

Or just sit and remain idle still

Ye Olde Candy Shoppe

Ye Olde Candy Shoppe

by Rick Lime

My friend runs "Ye Olde Candy Shoppe"

In a town with a new "Quickie Stop"

And I don't think he knows

Down the street, while he's closed

That the price goes up ten cents a pop

Coffee Klatch

Coffee Klatch

by Rick Lime

For the news I'm afraid there's no match

Who's deceased, what bride made a good catch

Will the coach get the boot

"Think the waitress is cute?"

Don't be late for the town coffee klatch

Happy TV New Years

Happy TV New Years

by Rick Lime

As another ball falls in Time Square

And another show goes off the air

A new idol gets picked

A survivor gets kicked

And for one more year we prepare