Author Archives: jackpelham

How instructive to learn about youThat you had decided you wanted to be An “Influencer”Before you had ever learned anything worthSharing with others. Perhaps you could go learn to be aMature human before wanting Other humans to count you A … Continue reading →

The fool thinks that only the goodness of his intentions should be counted, and not the wisdom of what he has done. He will not be held to account for the latter, and if you bring it up, you are … Continue reading →

In 2018 I was summoned for jury duty and witnessed the most amazing display of human beings operating outside of their natural habitat. Here’s what I saw, lightly edited from my original Facebook post. I was summoned for jury duty … Continue reading →

To be unpredictable may be the last thing the fool has to protect.

I have done my best To make the differenceI had hoped to make. I did not succeed as I had hoped,And not enough to justify going on,But I have most certainly found outWhat time it is. And now I know … Continue reading →

I knew a good manAnd if I’m right about that,And accounting for the fact that Most of us are rather messy and pricklyAnd inconsistent in various ways,He was a good man indeed. And you could tell it by the way … Continue reading →

She poses and posturesAnd prances aboutAs if on grand paradeFor the very purpose of makingHer acrimonious case against you —The point of it all being inConvincing a certain audienceThat she is in the rightAnd you are in the wrongAnd that … Continue reading →

I’ve recently decided to leave Facebook as I’m plenty tired of Zuckerberg’s corruption and cannot support it in good conscience, and as participation in the social network is simply not the best use of my time. And like so many … Continue reading →

I suppose the moment at which we realizedThat we would be walking togetherWas that day on the farmWhen you giddily picked me the Black-eyed Susan and presented itLike a doe-eyed school girl, singing me:“I’ll bring you a daisy a day, … Continue reading →

What you want to know about says a great deal about it.So does what you do not want to know about.And so does what you’ve been urged to look into by others, but haven’t yet done. Somebody somewhere can see … Continue reading →