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Bearish
When you poke the bear, sometimes it pokes back. #SundayTruth
mariokiefer
Jan 111 min read


Hackers
Somebody emailed me writing: “I’ve hacked into your computer and got all of those dirty pics of you from your hard drive. If you don’t send me $1,500 in gift cards within the next two hours, I will share them with all of your contacts.” But I had already share them all. #PetPeeves
mariokiefer
Dec 26, 20251 min read


Intruder!
It’s a Dog’s Life . . . DOG: Bark, Bark, Bark, Bark, Bark! ME: [Startled from my slumber] What’s going on? What’s happening? DOG: There is a stranger in the house! ME: It’s okay. Relax. It’s Christmas Eve. DOG: He is eating all the cookies and drinking all the milk! ME: We left it out for him. DOG: He is moving all the gifts under the tree. ME: He is leaving more. Don’t worry. DOG: Bark, Bark, Bark, Bark, Bark! ME: Shhhh! If you keep that up you will be on the naught list
mariokiefer
Dec 24, 20251 min read


Selective
The King wrote words unreflective, And quickly you hurl your invective. But your words hold no meaning When out there your screaming In outrage that’s highly selective. #Limerick
mariokiefer
Dec 23, 20251 min read


Offensive
I am outraged! Absolutely outraged! While eavesdropping, I overheard someone say something I didn’t like! #Outrage
mariokiefer
Dec 23, 20251 min read
Broken Compass
Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we. ~ Jean Rostand in Pensées d’un Biologiste (1939) #FavoriteQuotes
mariokiefer
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Peace
Forgive me Father, I have sinned. It’s been too long since my last confession. I received a text soliciting my opinion on issues from the Global Peace Initiative. I responded, “Bomb them all.” I will go and say 5 Hail Mary’s. #SundayConfession
mariokiefer
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Right
Look, at the end of every conversation you know you always say those same three words, so you might as well say them at the start to save a lot of time, trouble, and aggravation. Come on, say them with me, now: Mario, you’re right. #SundayTruth
mariokiefer
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Now?
Dear Mother Nature, I just shoveled the driveway. Must you snow again NOW? #PetPeeves
mariokiefer
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Punchline
It’s like Mama always said: If you are going to be the punchline then be the one that tells the joke. #MamaSaid
mariokiefer
Dec 18, 20251 min read


In The Event of My Untimely Demise
It’s a Dog’s Life . . . [Handwritten Note addressed to the police should they find my death to have occurred be under “suspicious circumstances.”] Dear Investigator: For some time now I have been worried that I might suffer a strange accident that leads to my untimely demise. I pen this note to point you in the right direction as I have become increasingly suspicious that one in particular means me harm. The first time I tripped down those steps, I thought nothing of it. My p
mariokiefer
Dec 17, 20251 min read


Criminal
A member of Congress recently spake Committing crimes does not a criminal make What the dictionary defines Her cause realigns Common sense no longer has stake. #Limerick
mariokiefer
Dec 16, 20251 min read


Outrageous
I am outraged! Absolutely outraged! It’s outrageous that that you are not outraged by my outrage! #Outrage
mariokiefer
Dec 16, 20251 min read
Umbrage
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them. ~ Johannes Brahms #FavoriteQuotes
mariokiefer
Dec 15, 20251 min read


Know Your Rights
Forgive me Father, I have sinned. It’s been too long since my last confession. But first, I need my lawyer. I will say 5 Hail Mary’s. #SundayConfession
mariokiefer
Dec 15, 20251 min read


Free
It’s not free speech if you tell someone they cannot say that. #SundayTruth
mariokiefer
Dec 15, 20251 min read


Lost
I am outraged! Absolutely outraged! The people who lost their minds don’t even look for them anymore! #Outrage
mariokiefer
Nov 25, 20251 min read
Cups
"When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup." — Sam Lefkowitz #FavoriteQuotes #GivingThanks
mariokiefer
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Recipes
I am outraged! Absolutely outraged! My favorite food site stopped posting dog recipes because nobody eats dog anymore. #Outrage
mariokiefer
Oct 28, 20251 min read


No Kings!
We will not bend the knee, And consent to rule by decree, No coercion accepted, Unless it’s excepted, As an order with which we agree. #Limerick
mariokiefer
Oct 21, 20251 min read
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