Found Poem from a Female Caller to the Weekly Radio Show “You Bet Your Garden” That Made Carol Titter

The squirrels run down the tree and jump in my bush. ​

in a room on the second floor

found poem, source: Caption to a photograph by Ron Cortes accompanying “Second change seen for Mt. Airy Landmark,” by Jennifer Lin, in The Philadelphia Inquirer 4/16/12.

Mystery man who handled rapid fox appears healthy

found poem, source: “Mystery man who handled rapid fox appears healthy,” by Peter Mucha, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/26/12, B2

Elevator Maintenance: A Series of Non-Traditional Haiku Derived From a Statistical Analysis of Elevator Malfunctions on the Campus of UCLA

​ elevator maintenance​ where there are 497 elevators ​distributed in 99 different buildings ​​ . . . . . . . . . . . . ​ hundreds of elevator problems are reported and need to be solved each month ​ . . . . . . . . . . . . ​ elevator [...]

found poem

unclench your teeth and soften them ​imagine the many reasons ​they act the way they do ​stretch to understand their predicament, ​their suffering and pain ​and realize, importantly, ​that it has nothing to do with you ​ ​ found poem, source: truncated paragraph from “Why Sweet Treatment is Right for a Sourpuss,” Tamar Chansky, Phiadelphia [...]

CORRECTING ERRORS

Personalizing the vocabulary will prevent many recognition errors however, some errors are inevitable. By properly correcting errors you can help learn from them, so errors are less likely to happen again. You can experiment with when to correct and how to correct [entirely by voice, but also typing over, and more] Explore Correction to see [...]

Suggestions to Protect Yourself

Be very careful when using scissors, knives or nail clippers. Shave with an electric razor. Brush with a soft-bristled toothbrush and use waxed dental floss. Always wear shoes outside and slippers with non-skid bottoms or shoes inside the house. Never trim calluses or corns yourself. Avoid using toothpicks. Use gloves when working in the yard [...]

Instead of Calmly Telling Adrian, “I’m Sorry, Honey, But You Told Mommy You Wanted the Hot Dog”

You say no! You say no! You want chicken nuggets! No hot dog! No hot dog! Your face is really sad! You’re on the floor! found poem, source: “Tantrum Tactics”, WebMD the Magazine, June 2011, p. 36… …oh…and also on the Web.

You have your mother’s cheekbones

You have your mother’s cheekbones and father’s eyelashes. But your flair for vintage shopping is entirely original. Much like the new 2011 Jeep® Compass. It has a legendary bloodline, but also has a free-spirited attitude all its own. It also gives you up to 29 miles per gallon highway, so adventures can last longer than [...]

The Thing About Bichons Is…

THEY WILL PENETRATE A BRICK WALL WHEN THE PROPER MIXTURE IS DETONATED

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