STILL WAITING

Been sittin round drinkin

and just got to to thinkin

bout what I got and what I ain't

and why I don't just go home

but sure as I do I'll miss it...

cause I'm still waiting for The Revolution

Now I ain't got fifteen hippies

sleepin on my floor

and a couple others tryin to crawl in through the window

and some chick I never seen before

in my shower when I get up to take a leak

all laughin and pokin fun at me

for havin a JOB I go to in the mornings

And I ain't got no sweet young thing

that I call my old lady

but I got an old lady

that I call my old lady

and I ain't got hair

growin down to my ass

but I got some on it...

and I'm still waiting for The Revolution

Ain't got two fingers to flash y'all the peace sign

but I got one in the middle

that seems to work better these days

and I ain't feedin my head

or listenin to The Dead

but I'm livin the high life just the same

thanks to Mr. Miller...

still waiting for The Revolution

And there's no Tricky Dick

to sell me a used car

or that phony war to tug at my gut

There was only Slick Willie

who didn't inhale

still pullin our leg...

still waiting for The Revolution

No Gil Scott-Herron spittin angry words

goin round and round on my turntable

the closest to you-know-what he ever got

and my giant Stokely Carmichael poster

is off the wall

but aren't we all

and I ain't got no Jimi or Janis

or Ten Years After

but now its like FORTY years after

and here I sit...

still waiting for The Revolution

Now I know I had my mojo workin

at one time or another

but I think the batteries went dead

and it's probably just as well

cause nobody wants to make it anymore

at the drop of a hat

but lots of folks are willin to pass theirs around

if I'll just put somethin in it...

still waiting for The Revolution

And maybe I did lose a few billion

brain cells somewhere along the way

and maybe my personality's a little wooden

but I'm no dummy

cause there's somethin in those youthful eyes

I think I recognize

you with the dreadlocks

and your little friend with the nipples

grandstanding beneath her shirt

yeah

it's that look that's more hopeful than wise

cause I can see that you

are waiting for The Revolution too

REFRIGERATOR POETRY

REALITY CHECK

There is no government,

there's no one in charge--

no one to protect you

from threats domestic and foreign...

only a system in place

that tries to save face

when the damage is already done.

No pillar of strength standing tall

like the twin towers--

who ever dreamed they'd fall?

No one to save the beaches

or the birds that can no longer fly,

only those who point fingers

while all the beauty dies.

There is no government,

there's no one in charge--

only a system in place

that can put a man into space

while those who make speeches are livin' large.

I hate to be the one to tell you

'cause we've believed in it so long--

gotta stick together

cuz baby, we're on our own!

There is no government,

there's no one in charge--

(like Alexander Haig)

only a system in place

that tries to save face

when the horse

has already left the barn.

Moon rise at Timoteo's place...

Me and the coyotes begin to howl!

SERENATA

Just once I'd like to hear

what her eyes are saying

they draw me in

where I am lost in a labyrinth

of yes

no

or maybe

fool enough to think

there might be a pathway to her heart

Still

I wonder if she's considered

that fantasy can turn to reality

with just two clicks

of the magic slippers

And does she have an inkling

this kindred spirit

that to me

hers is always the most

captivating presence in the room?

If I could write some lines

that would sing

to her sensibilities

I'd bray beneath her window

under the gibbous moon

making a massive ass of myself

praying for some kind of sign

TIMOTEO'S WACKY WORDS (that you won't find in the dictionary) # 4

WHORGANIC: Term applied to produce that was harvested by Brazilian prostitutes who were certified not to have been sprayed with pesticides.

TIMOTEO SEZ...

NOT EVERYONE IN ARIZONA IS CRAZY !

Amidst all the hubbub and the uproar over Arizona's new immigration law, which allows police officers to demand proof of citizenship from anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant, I think a little clarification is in order. If all you know about this fine state that I live in is what you hear on the news sound bites, you may be thinking that Arizona is filled with right-wing whackos. I'll leave that alone for now, but it's a fact the state legislature has been dominated by Republicans for decades now. Pair them up with an unelected republican governor who took over when former democratic governor Janet Napolitano moved up to her post in Homeland Security, and you've got a situation where the inmates have gained control of the asylum.

Right-wingers like to try to apply simple solutions to complex problems, and with the passage of the new law, that's what they've done. In all fairness to them, there IS a big problem with our borders, not the least of which is the violence from the Mexican drug cartels that is spilling over into the border towns just a tad south of here. But how is the harassment of a few more people on the streets going to stem the tide of immigrants flowing into Arizona each and every day?

It's not.

And the Arizona legislature and Governor Jan Brewer know it. Their action was for SHOW--to make a "get tough" statement--and in their hearts, they know that's what it was. Now, let's ask them if making a statement to the world was worth the consequences. Economic boycotts against our state that are growing in number each day. Students withdrawing from our universities, or deciding not to come here in the first place. And our state...our beautiful state...my birthplace...now the laughing stock of the nation and the world. Such incredible lack of foresight on the part of those responsible is inexcusable.

The good news is, (I am convinced) the law is going to be struck down in the courts as unconstitutional. There are several court challenges already in the works. But the damage to my beautiful state has already been done.

Just for the record, I live in Tucson, and Pima county is the more progressive-minded area of the state. There are plenty of folks around here who are not happy campers about what has happened. Just wanted to let you know...NOT EVERYONE IN ARIZONA IS CRAZY!

Your comments, rants, raves, or tirades are welcome!

CATS ARE FUNNY WHEN THEY'RE BLOTTO

IT'S KIND OF A...STRETTCCHH...TIL DINNER TIME, BUT I THINK I'LL MAKE IT!

PHOTOS 2-5 DOCUMENT THE THE AFTERMATH OF AN OVERDOSE OF CATNIP WHILE CELEBRATING CINCO DE MAYO!

PHOTO 2: JAZZ, PASSED OUT

PHOTO 3: RAMA AND BOOMER, PASSED OUT

PHOTO 4: RAMA PASSED OUT (APPROPRIATELY ENOUGH) NEXT TO SOME POTTED PLANTS!

PHOTO 5: EVEN GYPSY APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN A "CONTACT" HIGH!

SARAH PALIN BIKINI WAXES POETICALLY

Whenever they turn me loose

I go out and shoot a moose--

one day I'll have a big CABOOSE,

but I'll be the PREZ...

so you'd better move to Belarus!

(And I can see it from my back porch!)

TIMOTEO'S WACKY WORDS (that you won't find in the dictionary) # 3

SEXERCISE: Engaging in intimacy while doing push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, jumping jacks, etc. For couples with busy schedules who need to multi-task. (As to the mechanics of this--hey, you're on your own!)