The wires are gone      The signal lost And all that's left is static-- The silent crackling over the air Empty and unfamiliar... Modern culture forbade this, The unplugging of society The disappearence of an individual When wires become disconnected And the world goes silent--       The voice of all others is lost. An individual--left to fend for self In the wake of static. Read more »

mood = function ( successes , failures , interactions , day )  if (  successes  >  failures  ) mood  = rainbows & unicorns; else mood  = dungeons & dragons; for each + interaction mood  =  mood  + joy; for each - interaction mood  =  mood  - joy; switch (  day  ) case Monday: mood  =  mood  - all_good_things; break ; case Tuesday: mood  =  mood  - meetings; break ; case Wednesday: mood  = no_change; break ; case Thursday: mood  =  mood  + light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel; break ; case Friday: … Read more »

Spotlight on John Thompson Sleek and slim Robotic limbs and    instant networks, Disguised as ordinary... Common. We are inseparable And I cannot function Without my attachments. Gadgets and widgets     replace faces and places An ordinary cyborg Living in an ordinary world With extraordinary components Plug me in--     let me charge Then let me work References " Who is John Thomspon ". Microsoft ; visited 2014 Verne Kopytoff. " Who is John Thompson? &qu… Read more »

int Productivity ( ) {      percent_of_work_done = 0;      for(hour time = 8am; time < midnight; start++) {            if ( progress at time )                 increment percent_of_work_done;      }      return percent_of_work_done; } main ( ) {     if ( Productivity() > 50 % )         print("Success! Happy Friday");    else         print("Failure. Happy Friday Anyway!"); } Read more »

If only it were as easy As a puppet and string--     Walk forward.     Jump.    Stop: And I could control you Completely--easily. Yet you're stubborn; Unwilling to submit Unwilling to bend... Beautiful and complex Foreign and unruly--- It's a battle of wit, A test of fortitude... Exasperation In exchange for satisfaction. Read more »

function main( life ) {      Person I of type me;      while ( alive )      {           I = new dream;           for ( every dream ) {                increase I;                multiply ( strength of I );                define I with endurance;                if ( failure ) {                     begin again;                }           }      } }; Read more »