Make 2021 your year
Let your 2021 have its own life
You’re at the entrance
You’ve traveled through hell, but don’t
Look back, move forward!
How happy can a
Kid be? That’s us this New Year.
Live like life’s precious.
Let’s realize that
It was a deadly year. Don’t
Let your guard down yet.
This year embrace your
Responsibilities. They’re
A citizen’s gift.
I’ve heard people say
That they will live forever,
Or they’ll die trying.*
Twenty twenty-one
It has a sweet sound to it
Unlike the past year.
Twenty twenty was
The worst year of my life and
I am an old man.
Do not waste a year. Sound advice…
Holidays curtailed?
You should be thankful. Just think
You might not gain weight.
Think of all the things
We should be grateful for, like
All the gas we’ve saved.
I have a gadget
It supports me by saying
“When you’re right, you’re right!”
Things we should know but keep forgetting
Do We Have to Love Them?
Don’t you have to love
Politicians? Because they
Always know what’s best
Beware when you hear
A politician who mocks
Someone checking facts
Attack and attack
After all the best defense
Might be offensive
Which is more complex
The clear one or the murky
Or are they the same
Politicians must
Win your vote to reach their goal
Truth is optional
They’ll disappoint you
No one can promise that much
And come through, can they?
Problems abound, so
Our leaders work together …
Yea, like that’ll happen
The Economy is in for a Wild Ride
With multiple vaccines almost within reach, many are confident we will soon be able to put the Covid-19 era in the rearview mirror and return to a normal life. For the overall economy, this is generally thought to be when unemployment and gross domestic product return to pre-Covid levels. That is, getting us back to the levels of that bygone era of December 2019.
Unfortunately, even though we will undoubtedly trim the unemployment rate and regain our pre-Covid GDP level, the economic landscape will change by the time we do. …
A Modern-Day Example of Tilting at a Windmill
Bipartisanship is in short supply in today’s political environment, but it is critically needed now. With former Vice President Biden, based on published voting results, claiming he is President-elect, and President Trump seeking judicial relief to overturn election results there appears to be no room for bipartisanship. However, this is the environment where a compromise is very much needed to put America first.
Mr. Biden’s supporters claim that for success President Trump must climb an insurmountable legal cliff while the President’s supporters believe the legal challenges are manageable and must be pursued. …
They can now crawl back in their holes
Breathe in and breathe out
Give a sigh of relief, and
Hope they will shut up
Pollsters and pundits
Knew it would turn out this way
Boy, they sure are smart
Let me be honest
I expected this outcome
More or less, that is
I have to say I’m
Not a pollster nor pundit
I’m in the third group
No hammer required
A real nail-biter
Elections can be that way
Just don’t use real nails
Gary Wells 11/4/2020
The Election Looms
Vote Biden or Trump?
Depending on who you ask
The answer varies
It spread like wildfire
Half the country impacted
Trump fatigue syndrome
People fear Biden
Well his policies that is
Now you have your choice
Silence is golden
I hope politicians will
Try it sometime soon
Gary Wells 10/25/2020
Brave or Not Remains to Be Seen
Choices
A choice must be made
Mask? No mask? What shall I do?
Because I must choose.
For me the answer is clear.
Cower under the covers.
I have noticed that
For some, answers come easy
Things are black or white
For me, life’s not so simple
Too many options to sort
Have you noticed that
November 3rd gets closer
As the days go by?
That is until it’s here. Then
It will live in infamy
As I look around
I see the world passing by.
“Oh, what a relief!”
10/9/2020
Yes, the world is headed toward a depression, but the more important question is will we actually get there?
While there is a good understanding of what constitutes a recession, the definition of a depression is much more up in the air. In the U.S. the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the go to organization for designating a recession, defines one as “…a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” In what is a rush to judgement for them, they declared the U.S. …
Gary Wells
Retired economist and newbie news satirist predominantly using raw beginners “haiku” that do little justice to this elegant Japanese poetry form.
