286. questions to ask about glenda (& eric)
who's glenda?
why glenda?
where's glenda?
what do you do with a problem like glenda?
can glenda play a fender?
where does glenda want to go for lunch?
what does glenda want for lunch?
does glenda have a blender?
why, glenda?
where's glenda's towel?
what shall we do with a drunken glenda?
when will glenda arrive?
is glenda a big spender?
how many glenda's does it take to install an energy efficient lightbulb?
has glenda ever been to clunes?
has glenda ever been to the moon?
will glenda be here soon?
has glenda ever worked as a computer?
if glenda fell over in a forest, would anyone hear or see her?
what will you do when 100,000 glenda's come marching over the hill?
(does glenda know god? / does god know glenda?)
is glenda eric's grandmother?
would glenda surrender?
are there any messages for glenda?
does glenda have a pen?
did eric make glenda gasp?
who's eric?
why eric?
where's eric?
how's eric?
what do you do with a problem like eric?
if eric fell over in a forest, would anyone hear or see him?
where does eric want to go for lunch?
what does eric want for lunch?
does eric have a blender?
why, eric?
can eric play a fender? dent a fender?
when will eric arrive?
is eric a big spender?
has eric ever worked as a computer?
how many erics does it take to install an energy efficient lightbulb?
what will you do when you see 100,000 erics marching over the hill?
has eric ever been to clunes?
has eric ever been to the moon?
will eric be here soon?
what shall we do with a drunken eric?
(does eric know god? / god knows, eric?)
where is eric's towel?
is eric glenda's grandfather?
would eric surrender?
are there any messages for eric?
does eric have a pen?
****
286a. Pitanja pitati o Glenda (i Eric)
tko je Glenda?
zašto Glenda?
gdje je Glenda?
što učiniti s problemom kao što je Glenda?
gdje se Glenda želite ići za ručak?
što ne Glenda želite za ručak?
ne Glenda imati mikser?
Zato, Glenda?
gdje je Glenda je ručnik?
kada će Glenda doći?
Glenda je veliki rasipnik?
koliko je Glenda je potrebno za instaliranje energetski učinkovite žarulje?
Glenda je ikad bio u Clunes?
Glenda je ikad bio na mjesecu?
Glenda će biti ovdje uskoro?
ako Glenda pao u šumi, bi bilo tko čuti ili vidjeti ju?
Što ćete učiniti kad je došlo 100.000 Glenda korača preko brda?
(Ne znam Glenda boga? / Ne bog zna Glenda?)
Je Glenda Eric baka?
postoje li bilo kakve poruke za Glenda?
ne Glenda imati olovku?
tko je Eric?
Eric zašto?
gdje je Eric?
kako je Eric?
što učiniti s problemom kao što je Eric?
ako Eric pao u šumi, bi bilo tko čuti ili vidjeti ga?
gdje se Eric želite ići za ručak?
što se Eric želite za ručak?
Eric ne imati mikser?
Zato, Eric?
kada će Eric doći?
Eric je veliki rasipnik?
koliko erics je potrebno za instaliranje energetski učinkovite žarulje?
što ćete učiniti kad vidite 100.000 erics marširanje preko brda?
Eric je ikad bio u Clunes?
Eric je ikad bio na mjesecu?
Eric će biti ovdje uskoro?
(Ne znam Eric boga? / Bog zna, Eric?)
Gdje je Eric je ručnik?
Erica je Glenda djed?
postoje li bilo kakve poruke za Erica?
Eric ne imati olovku?
****
287. fire exits
i'm always looking
for the fire exits
wherever i am
they're everywhere
i'm alert
to suspicious packages
left in public spaces
by nervous-looking individuals
(after first checking for
chaser-esque or rushing camera crews)
i'm trained in
emergency control procedure
crisis management!
288. neonoir
this isn't quite the future – i'd imagined
when i'd visited
the city among the stars
trawling thru the sprawl
now – this long elongated now
like the pause ov a
now departing train
shivering at platform's edge
skimming thru suburbs
once only names in the air
heard via wheels ov steel
this neograffiti batgirl catgirl ov carnegie?
they flit by so fast
me – trapped fox in a box ov steel
floating out to see
arrowing to the concrete delta
steeling neuronsynapses
another day down virtual mines
pruner ov trees – data hierarchies
the machinery ov quality
controlling / trolling
the flow ov numbers
∞∞∞∞
numerically bouncing
sevens slashed – nine curves
dimensional hexcasting
overstand this puff antigravity
oprosti mi brate
we tunnel now
this darkloop – destination
∞∞∞∞
-- this universe my ally
powered by fuzzy logic – wishythinking
a distancekilling machine
unstuck in timespace
the curve ov stick
falling – yet not falling ---
∞∞∞∞
289. Balkan Romeo & Juliet
is old old beautiful love story
tragedy croatian song
is wonderful story
girl & boy
they fall in love
but parents
they no like this
want them to marry
someone else
from rich powerful familija
the lovers
they no like this
one jump off bridge
the other
throw himself from cliff
beautiful sad story
∞∞∞∞
289. Balkan Romeo & Juliet
je stara stara lijepa ljubavna priča
tragedija hrvatskog pjesma
je prekrasna priča
cura i dečko
se zaljube
ali roditelji
oni ne ovako /
želim im da se uda /
netko /
s bogatim moćna Familija /
ljubavnici /
oni ne ovako /
jedan skok off mosta /
drugi /
baciti se s litice /
lijepa tužna priča
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
290. crow
it’s a crow day
an overcast
dreary moist aired
wet sock in boot
kinda day
it’s also a
head caught in vice day
a honey sandwich
in th bag day
it’s a tingling nose
all clogged up day
a scritchy throat
& crazy cough day
croak like an
ancient crow day
(must be show day)
∞∞∞∞
290a. Vrana
to je vrana dan /
oblačno /
turobno vlažna emitiran /
mokra čarapa u prtljažniku /
rod dan /
to je i /
glava zapela u vice dan /
sendvič meda /
u og bag dan /
to peckanje nos /
sve začepljene do danas /
scritchy grla /
i ludi kašalj dan /
kreštanje poput /
drevnog vrana dan /
(mora biti pokazuju dan)
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
291. patterns
jedan
patterns patterns everywhere
but not a thought to think
obrasci obrasci svugdje /
ali ne misli da misle /
obrasci /
patterns
drummed into dna
dva
patterns
winging down from
ancient daze
winging dolje s /
starih Daze /
konce ov brojevi /
strings ov numbers
backing up
tri
još više brojeva /
sustavi unutar sustava /
unutar sustava /
chetiri
yet more numbers
Wee tanka sustavi /
obrasci obrasci svugdje /
ali ne misli da misle /
systems within systems
within systems
pet
wee thin systems
obrasci /
patterns patterns everywhere
but not a thought to think
shest
winging niz od /
starih Daze /
konce ov brojeva /
patterns
drummed into dna
još više brojeva /
sustava unutar sustava /
unutar sustava /
patterns
winging down from
ancient daze
sedam
strings ov numbers
backing up
sustava unutar sustava /
unutar sustava /
sitnih tankih sustava
yet more numbers
osam
systems within systems
within systems
obrasci obrasci svugdje /
ali ne misli da misle /
wee thin systems
devet
∞∞∞∞
291a. Uzorci
obrasci obrasci svugdje /
ali ne misli da misle /
obrasci /
bubnjao u DNK uzoraka / /
winging dolje s /
starih Daze /
konce ov brojevi /
backup /
još više brojeva /
sustavi unutar sustava /
unutar sustava /
Wee tanka sustavi /
obrasci obrasci svugdje /
ali ne misli da misle /
obrasci /
bubnjao u DNK uzoraka / /
winging niz od /
starih Daze /
konce ov brojeva /
backup /
još više brojeva /
sustava unutar sustava /
unutar sustava /
sitnih tankih sustava
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
292. level up
sure you feel the drone
this is no palindrome
a tale ov a man trapped on a floe
a virtual world
full ov enemies to evade & eradicate
a game a step or ten beyond
space invaders or pinball
you get to (control) command
a ship from boyhood dreams
and/or tv screens
mkII colonial viper
sleek sportscar starfighter
& spit you out into space
orbiting some ringed planet
promising vital intelligence
in the war against cylons –
you’re spit into space into
oncoming hordes ov cylon raiders
waves ov them on waves
flying in wings ov three
swarms ov stinging things
buzzing round the great beast
battlestar galactica
gradually you learn the craft
piloting a viper –
keeping wingmen alive
achieving primary & secondary objectives
be it taking out a tylium mine
comsats turrets tankers
cylon basestars – “sure thing sugar
you heard the man” &
the third silent wingman
always there – somewhere out ov
visual range –
so you battle thru six levels
figuring out the fizziks of
flying & fighting in space
where only the surviving wingmen
can hear your agonized scream
as nine cylon missiles slam
into your weak-hulled viper
& a new sun momentarily blossoms –
anyway after five levels ov vipering
& wreaking havoc on cylon forces
you get to stay aboard galactica
(having freed some energy-based
alien with good vibes for your
character’s destiny – this is
a game with a storyline
one must keep in mind –
with ties to two tv series –
one current & with much
tougher cylons – this is where
I’m flying –)
man the turrets & make sure
the dam cylon tinheads don’t
frak up the galactica while
traversing a space fold or some
such – explosions galore –
so you’ve blown up hundreds ov
virtual cylon raiders turrets missiles
the odd base star & a few tankers
not to mention landing pods
fend off & take down scatter raiders
marauders elite raiders
missiles & laser bolts galore
you manage a B grading (excellent!)
in the first third & sixth levels
a grade super! Level two four five –
level seven the AI battle computer
in the disguised xbox
throws a new paradigm at you
fly like a cylon –
the mission: you pilot a captured
cylon raider 40 omega
join a security flight & basically
fly like a cylon running boring
patrol at some weird tristation
communications outpost
then you have to blow it up somehow
& avoid being blown up by all the
swarming cylon raiders & gun turrets
all aiming to
take out the humanoid
eliminate the organic from
this plane ov existence –
& an interesting thing to note
is this –
to control these virtual ships
ov destruction & mayhem
the controls you need to use
number more than the controls
in a standard car (tho maybe
not in some ov those newer
super advanced hitech cars that
we really only ever see at
those “motoring” exhibitions –
like the ever-promised “flying car”
make mine a colonial viper
easyish to fly – point & shoot!
a cylon raider flies like a
thick pancake with the weight
ov paper thin crepe style pancake
hell there were less control
mechanisms on the first airborn
human experiments dirigibles &
later aeroplanes –
& now I’ll mention the statistics
after weeks ov playing
dodging missiles laser blasts
afterburning out ov blast zones
clawed my overall accuracy up
from like 12% to 81%
highest string ov kills 54
destroyed hundreds ov raiders
& missiles
lost 43 colonials along the way
2 wingmen are veterans now tho
& the silent third (wing)man level 3 rookie
my hands ache from flying
the cylon pancake raider in
phalanx formation patrolling
alpha & beta quadrant/sector
nerve wracking stuff
with or without
7 year olds offering advice
or condemnation
“that game is stupid – I hate it”
293. worst which smash
worst which smash us again
swearing stupid – leave as
they cry through – did wrong – of
mad people where enough
woman wish – this joke explode from
forget – make mess
shake crazy – never – an – would
for take brain – had see me
the give a stink – that should think
were – is have him
or trouble head tantrum – feeling
alone – man – boy – fire – to –
be – my knuckle hurt – as spit, like,
she go – think the scream
by day & now – if right – and until
the face thrower
you could – in Her – sweat a big
mean want – can we –
let I just – will used – of and
outer are –
∞∞∞∞
294. machine thinking for thinking machines
think ov an infinite number
now
divide by
a forcefield ov indifference
filter out
anomalous snippets
algorithmic functions run
aside:
schrodinger’s cat
cup & ball game
for physicists
express an imaginary number
once upon a matrix…
a royalty ov melting rabbits
multiplying
with viruslike voraciousness
aside:
gods-only dice bars
erupt like
numerical sandstorms
each grain a mecca (mecha)
impress an irrational number
then
after intense infografik analysis
we have
culled your data from our
systems
∞∞∞∞
295.0 may contain traces of haiku
the runes told me
this would happen—
runed
the right words
evade me again
reflecting on my
situation
glasses half full
anime-te yr teens
say “manga”
at random moments
back in the old country
they say
many things – many thing
tapped me shoulder – apricots on summer breeze
nanna was a mormon
she moved to ravenhall
in tasmania—
you should buy
that book over there
it was made
with you in mind
thanx to seven news
i now know that
colac is in geelong
musikal interlude--
time to check on the
beergarten—
o the places you can’t see
in a car that
won’t run!
in a tight spot
the pen
finally meets its notebook page
every now & then
my sealegs wake up
& fling me about like flotsam
suburban anomaly #1027:
i found fifty dollars
in reservoir
at a fruit market shop thing place
tolkien banging on
about Faerie again
humming machines distract me
intensity
y haven’t seen it
if y haven’t seen me
without cigarettes—
never try to push thru
a pull door—
rabelais--
philosophy
for the rabble—
for all my religious upbringing
i still have trouble
spelling
hallejlujah…?
∞∞∞∞
296.0 they don’t call it sacred geometry for nothing kid
they don’t call it sacred
geometry kid
for nothing can spare you
from
a cascading array
ov satori
everyone is a hippogriff
how do we know?
we know
trancemission
we gots to chill
dissolve
this chip ov light
on our shoulders
aliens
are out to get us
that’s what the 50s
taught me
they don’t call it
sacred geometry
for nothing
kid
aural clarity
what do you want?
arraying your answers
like some Grand Armee
what are your movements
when the grasshopper
swarms
where is your facility
to contain this moment?
to train this eye
ever closer to the
dash —
they don’t call it —
the posters say
the reds
are the worst kinda aliens
the posers say
the refugees
are the worst kinda aliens
the green nuns
ov the revolution
are too busy producing
optimum creakage —
nothing sacred
the geometry ov the moment
this chip
our shoulders
alight
—
297.0 breaching castles in cloudspace
the vector
it comes
no flow
data to tow – the urge to know/
magnets
hook on your soul/
the future
is all confounded – cloudbefouled
belligerent authority
formed by market forces
watching – every keystroke
space – everkeystole
our
great and powerful
toys
the flow
in vectors
it comes
our toys – watching
like great and powerful
friends
<< (the past – has already happened
somewhere else in – time) >>
∞∞∞∞
298.0 The Man with the Golden Gloves
asterix the goalie
implacable in the box
knows how to
use his head
when the sneaky strikers pounce
always on the bounce—
He’s the man
with the golden gloves
catches shots
more than i catch colds
got an eagle eye
for the corner deflection
faces down attacks
from every direction
like magnets
his golden gloves
they call him the bricklayer
because he always knows
the best place
for the wall--
the man
with the golden gloves
∞∞∞∞
299.0 zero thought
zero sum situation?
swirling stream
ov information?
subnet mask subroutine
flak flak – flak flak
the geese
have a point
∞∞∞∞
300.0 it doesn’t matter if…
it doesn’t matter if
your teeth fall out ov your head
as long as you follow
the script
it doesn’t matter
if your bones
ache like deep space
at the end ov every shift
as long as you
follow the script
it doesn’t matter if
your expenses outweigh
your income
as long as you
follow the script
it doesn’t matter if
you get to eat lunch
one day in five
as long as you
follow the script
∞∞∞∞
301.0 Good Decision Making
choose one action from
among a group of possible
choices
judgement determines the
most appropriate course
of action
principles provide framework
for sound decision
by application of judgement
The 8 Principles:
• Legal
• Ethical
• Equitable
• Overt
• Sensible
• Timely
• Natural Justice
• Environmentally Sustainable
All must be satisfied
They may not guarantee
technically correct decisions
Decision is easier to accept
if it is well reasoned
Incorrect decision mitigated
if it is well reasoned
(it may not be totally
detrimental to your
career)
Bad decisions have
consequences
examples provided of bad
decisions:
• declined job application
(whose bd is it? The
employer for not accepting
the app, or mine?)
• low mark of school
assignment
(whose bd is it? Teacher/me?)
bad decision consequences:
- resentment at unfair
treatment (perceived or
real) => morale
- expending time on
complaiunts, grievances,
appeals
- grievance/appeal process
may negate the decision
- damage to reputation
of decision maker/org
- damage to faith in
process which trigger more
process to review the
process
- engagement & efficiency
erosion (or evasion)
- quite compelling reasons
for well founded decisions
which survive scrutiny
Key Elements of Good Decision
LEGAL: consider & comply
with relevant legislation,
regulations, determinations,
awards, registered agreements
& contractual obligations
Often the beginning & end of
decision making
ETHICAL: standards/principles
covering all people
equally
EQUITABLE: decision rules
apply to all people equally
OVERT: open to view (not
concealed)
Should not pretend to make
decision for one reason
when really made for the
other reason
SENSIBLE: commonsense
decision is hard to justify
it it doesn’t make sense
TIMELY: people affected
by a decision have a
right to know as soon
as possible after the
decision is made
NATURAL JUSTICE:
3 elements:
• the hearing rule
(opportunity to be heard)
• the ‘no bias’ rule
(no personal interest)
• the ‘no evidence’ rule
(reasonable relevant evidence)
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE:
short & long considerations
Reasons for invalid decisions
decision maker
- not empowered thru
Act/delegation
- fails to follow procedure
- acts for wrong purpose
- irrelevant considerations
taken into account
- relevant considerations not
taken into account
- acts unreasonably
- acts based on insufficient
evidence
- acts at the dictation of
another
∞∞∞∞
302.0 the pointy end
note to self
on a rainy afternoon
when small humans huddle
around dusty heaters
working on history & biology
homework
never compare
the compliance pyramid
and
the energy pyramid
neither ov them have anything
to do with the Bosnian pyramid
nor are they related
to the ziggurat concept
of professional advancement
washout or
maintain an even strain—
nor a backup
pyramid scheme
burned beyond recognition
∞∞∞∞
303.0 if the boat’s a’rockin…
to those who say
it is not good
(it is evil)
to rock the boat.
I say--
there are times
when it is necessary
to rock the boat
where
the only solution to a problem
is to
rock the boat
like when that boat
is stuck on a sandbar—
you must
throw yourself against that boat
and rock it
really ROCK IT!
until
boatspine is free
ov the sticky sand!
∞∞∞∞
304.0 homo sapiens callus callus
“Personal information is
information or opinions
that can identify a
living person.”
– from Proof of Identity PS CM 2008/02
–
I am call centre man
here to talk tax in a
businesslike manner
able to dial numbers
in the beat
ov a butterfly’s wing--
(but never international)
you may be
at the golf course
working in a roofspace
rolling in a trawler on the high seas
maybe even
pulling a plough
Mostly tho,
you’re on the road
driving a car
if you’ve applied for an abn
to rake in a few extra cents
or as a response to demand
or to sell vacuum cleaners
I (or others ov the callus callus cell)
may contact you
to confirm your information &
registrations
know how to calculate GST
pay employees
all those tax things--
but only after PoI
(proof of identity)
& the appropriate call monitoring
warning--
matter of fact
I’m gonna call a business now--
I’ll also mention
failure to lodge penalties
general interest charge
business activity statements
even income tax returns
& while I’ve got you on the line
would you like
a business assistance visit
or to attend a
small business seminar or workshop
We have an inbound line too!
not to mention
online tax information
∞∞∞∞
305.0 Sunday driveday
Sunday
time to go
for a drive—
There & back again
preferably--
(or as far as the fuel tank
will allow)
For now
settle for some
armchair driving
V8 “supercars”
rolling on the mountain
the swarm invisible
dopplering around the circuit
Watching the race
that must not be named
rain falls
control is tenuous – a crest
logos & corporate team names
everywhere—
Commentators
throw out random stats
I want to know
how many k’s they get
per litre?
∞∞∞∞
306.0 spooky
the power ov
spooky geometry
spooky geometry
at a disco
spooky geometry
at a distance
spooky geometry
avatar distaff
spooky geometry
& the lost cause—
the power ov
slinky telemetry
slinky telemetry
at a disco
slinky telemetry
at a distance
slinky telemetry
distaff avatar
slinky telemetry
& the lost cores—
∞∞∞∞
307.0 great grandma was a cleaning woman
my great grandmother
(my mum’s mother’s mum)
cleaned hotel rooms
before the War
possibly during
fearing nazi connections
I never asked
plus—
???
∞∞∞∞
308.0 rainthing
winter is here
1:42am with the rain
pattering away on the
verandah
dripping thru bare
lemon, pomegranate
apple apricot pear
branches
past the tall gum
past the washing line
(WWII radar-like)
lemon tree fingers
flung into sky’s night
catching the drops
runoff gurgles
into an old oil tank
a streetlight gelatifies
the cloudy greyness
crowds into the trees
misting around the trees
peaceful
I could stand here
all night
with the hiss ov the wash
droplets aglint
on the bones
ov the pomegranate tree
nestling into the shed
yes
Winter
is here—
∞∞∞∞
309.0 unconventional surrender
between th
brick wall
& th deep blue c
nestled
twixt terms
& uncompromising clause
that’s
where you
can find me
∞∞∞∞
310.0 a pwerful ally
they say
“use the force”
ov course
the trick is
picking/choosing
the right force
because
there are many
forces
weak & pwerful
at work
in the work
in the world
all: we so say
as the gamer
would say
you been pwned
by the Force
ov the Game—
stepping through
this big ball world
confusion, so much
the forces
pwerful & weak
at play, we say
so all we say
say so we all
we so say all
all so we say
so all
permutations playful
forces baleful
are focused
on these eyes
luminous screens
have we
a sharpe man
shackles would call
aye, eville--
flimsy righteousness
crude execution
matter not
by your command:
batter up!
balance
balance your forces
for tomorrow’s
“—strange new experience – in orbit – “
∞∞∞∞
311.0 europoem
here am i
[woe!]
lost and forgotten
with an
apricot stone
hidden in my hand
because
I’m in love with a fairytale
like a satellite
or a
phoenix rising in space
what for? What foe?
only mister god knows
why
[sotto voce] I like to disco
with the hot slavik girls
so,
everybody dance!
… just me
and my guitar …
oooopa!
I’ve got a cake to bake
covjek je caroban
with the bistro voda
lako je sve
and silhouettes ov trees
lako
lako je sve
I’ve got no clue at all
o swiiit people
what have you done
to this utopian land?
it’s like a lovewave
full ov thunder & lightning
(eep very very frightening!)
if love was made ov stars
I’d say yay!
yay yay yay
join the soldiers ov love
coming home
past the lighthouse
in a moment ov silence
a talent ov cylons
if I were sorry
I’d sing it away
∞∞∞∞
312.0 thank you foure!
The music is a pwerful ally
especially
if accompanied by
backup singers
dancers juggling balls ov lite
wind machine
cleavage
sultry hair
lightly clad dancers
ethnicity
fancy lumitechnix
milkmaids
costume change
and good old
blok voting—
∞∞∞∞
313.0 eurovision … in space!
“come on you apes!
do you wanna sing forever?”
minmei
will be hosting this exclusive
event
live!
direct from SDF-1 Studios!
all the alien races
are clamouring for places
in what is proving to be a stellar lineup!
the pak’ma’rah entry
is a shaolin zen masterpiece ov agility--
the vorlons have always been
here, humming catchy tunes--
a choral group ov cylons called
‘the final five’ with an old
peasant ditty about the
watchtower--
narn opera singers in drag! Frag!
centauri sea shanties!
zathras!
zathras warn zathras!
but zathras!
never listen to zathras!
mixtape!
drazi drums! Drazi drums loud!
Vulcan vocal gymnastik philosophy
logically groovy--
special guest appearance by
Elessar! Sings the greatest hits
ov middle earth!
(backed up by the Fellowship
Singers--)
far over
the misty mountain stages--
a minbari mime rages!
the one
voice—
∞∞∞∞
314.0 occult mathematix
in my
rune divination program
do/does
occult mathematix
determine the runecast?
Eldritch algorithms?
the chanting
ov large long
number sequences?
in a binary
on/off manifestation?
Just how far
does the influence
ov occult mathematix
spread?
Spectral DNA
feel the power
ov the word side
∞∞∞∞
315.0 ??
© Paul Skec, 2016 – Ardeer VIC