Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Life is Good, Still

Winter’s been raw as a campout in Banff,
Your new basement walls are moldy and damp,
Your curtains caught fire from a knocked-over lamp —
.      Relax!
.      Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

Your check-writing hand’s developed a cramp,
Your bills are all due and you ain’t got a stamp,
Creditors cling to your neck like a clamp —
.      Smile!
.      Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

DC’s infected by grifters and tramps,
Pushing democracy off a steep ramp,
But they are outnumbered and we are the champs —
.      Keep the faith!
.      Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

6 comments:

BTR999 said...

Thank you IKE!

Carl J. Weitz said...

Skiing in Banff and skating on Lake Louise in the dead of winter are wonderful experiences despite the cold.

JM said...

I salute you, Ike! While Hal in Kinky Boots WAS camp, pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

Alibi Ike said...

I would LOVE to visit Banff and Lake Louise in winter, though camping has fallen by the wayside. I've loved this winter, but the midwest hasn't gotten as socked as you out east.

Doug K. said...

Well done Ike!

I humbly submit the following for the IIHIIF crowd…

When young women see you they now call you Gramps
You forget what you’re saying and end up forced to vamp
Your favorite band... is now Supertramp.
Relax
Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

In order to hear you first turn up your amp
You refer to anyone under 50 as, “That young scamp!”
You no longer wear Haines but something called “Pamps”
Relax
Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp.

Rufus T. Firefly said...

In regards to people under 50, the Missus laughed at me when I referred to a former co-worker as "a good kid".

He's 46.