MakingSense

Reality

2019-08-01T15:12:00.002+01:00

Reality is the platform of possibility.

Purposes Align

2018-12-15T14:22:00.000+01:00

The young flower that I pray is not seasonal,

Thoughts spread across the blue sky isn't rational,

Every breath counts a milestone – a start and an ending,

Time is neither friend nor foe to either it is not fending,

The wise cherish it dearly, excel at nurturing and using it,

The ignorant sneer and scoff, in effect promptly losing it,

In all it’s three we struggle to comprehend,

Hence allow me your attention I will attend;

On the past we grapple, argue and fumble to no end,

Struggle to dominate with opinion without amend,

In the present resides what we are yet to appreciate,

Fading to the past that which we cannot reinstate,

To the future we boast of what is yet to come of fate,

Having no knowledge regarding what shall dominate,

Lives intersect, crisscrossing and intertwining not by any choices,

Yet man revels in imagined influence, and his puny mind rejoices,

To Almighty we turn, praying that our purposes align,

That all is well with the world, that all will be fine.

Succumb

2018-08-25T07:32:00.001+01:00

The attack came in waves,
Effort to stay the flames,

Much as I tried to amass,
Defeated inch by inch alas,

Like a lost scruffy beach bum,
To the enemy slowly I succumb,

As it rose to claim the fight,
Slumber displaying its might.

A Spark

2018-08-23T16:05:00.000+01:00

Slowly but surely Senses drawn to a scent,
Previously dulled by a tide of mediocrity.

A spark in the dimness awakens Synapses, striking.
The CommonSense alarms blaring - run, run!
Senses hesitate - to listen or to shun?

Confusion reigns, as the senses enquire; in which direction?

Confound you! Yells CommonSense, as it signals Caution to come forward.

An Era apart, enslaving Senses and creating despair.

The stage is set, for the heart's unrest.

M Mahmud

The Muddle

2018-08-23T15:58:00.000+01:00

My thoughts in a muddle,
Tears drown in a puddle.

Scratch, scratch, it is a lovely itch,
The more you tarry, the harder to stitch.

Float on a cloud of dreams, a willing castaway,
The climb back to reality, a price hard to pay.

Feels so nice! Descending slowly in the fall,
Caution to the wind, it is my life afterall.

M Mahmud

Weekends:

2018-02-08T07:44:00.001+01:00

A short period we delude ourselves into believing we deserve a reward earned for 5 days trying to make a living.

New Year My...

2017-12-31T09:08:00.003+01:00

The Meaning of Time

2017-12-05T08:31:00.000+01:00

https://black-cats-art.deviantart.com/art/time-258685107

The meaning of time:

For kids - history class lasts forever.

For teens - they know everything about it and they have plenty.

For convicts - time stopped, even though they didn't do it.

For employees - it is the uncanny and painful length to the next payday.

For scientist - it's only a matter of it.

Stepping Off

2017-10-29T18:33:00.001+01:00

Pitty patter, the footsteps completing,

Pitty patter, a pathway to life receding.

Growing weary of effort to smile, to please,
No, no more – ask me not to say cheese!

Not afraid of the passage of time but of age,
Upon us all, yet ponder death for it is a haze.

Having faith in the promise of Afterlife reposes,
Though a constant reminder must come in doses.

The world goes around spinning like clockwork through space,
Throwing us off one by one as we reach the grand finale apace.

The universe broad in design profound in distance and time,
To a human mind limited in scope and era, devoid of shine.

Step daintily on tippy toes for what you build will be left behind one and all,
As for surely the time will come for each of us, one by one to take the fall.

The colourful acts left behind, unintelligible,
Yet the value is in the deeds, intangible.

Avoid not the inevitable fall, as we leave port,
It is the posture of departure that is of import.

M Mahmud
29-10-2017
New Delhi

The Donald

2016-11-13T08:53:00.000+01:00

Photo: http://coed.com/2016/03/17/donald-trump-leak-anonymous-opwhiterose-leaked-social-security-ss-number-phone-pastebin-info/

Cameron Gorbachev

2016-06-24T07:47:00.000+01:00

My two pennies worth (pun intended) 😄...

Fuel Subsidy Solution

2016-05-12T08:58:00.000+01:00

Last night the Nigerian government removed fuel subsidy (again). Here's my take on a final solution.

Impatience:

2015-06-28T14:40:00.000+01:00

Impatience is like a stampede of wild horses on the heart.

MarriageSoft 1.0 Installation Guide

2014-12-05T17:23:00.002+01:00

We congratulate you on your acquisition of the MarriageSoft 1.0.9⁶ Application Suite M Pro!

To start the installation, please click on the little green button marked "I accept the agreement". If you don't, installation will not proceed.

Toon: Randy Glasbergen

You may choose to read the entire 20-page document before proceeding, but why bother - nobody does anyway, that is why we have produced this short installation guide.

CAUTION! This application consists of several modules forming the complete package. Very FEW are optional. We recommend choosing the full installation.

MarriageSoft 1.0.9⁶ Application Suite M Pro will only run on the M Operating System. For other operating systems please read to the end of this guide.

NB: The Wife module is NOT OPTIONAL.

1. Wife Module:

1.1. This will install the Wife module on your system.

1.2. It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing.

1.3. More than one Wife module may be installed either simultaneously or sequentially with careful configuration.

1.4. NB: Lack of following very exacting standards will result in failure of all modules of the MarriageSoft 1.0 Application Software.

1.5. CAUTION! The Wife module takes complete control of all applications on your system, including input and output. No it is not malware, even though it acts like one. Do not make the mistake of relying on your antivirus programme to solve the problems caused by this module.

1.6. OPTIONS: You will get the best out of the Wife module by agreeing with ALL default options.

1.7. Customization should be carried out by a certified technician. Thus far, no such qualified technician is available.

1.8. The Perpetual-Talk Component IS NOT an option. it will be automatically installed with the Wife module.

1.9. Choose Wife Module Options carefully. The Wife Module is the most crucial component of MarriageSoft 1.0.9⁶ Application Suite M Pro.

2. Pregnancy Module:

2.1. Installation of this module is usually very smooth. You may be requested to repeat the procedure several times.

2.2. CAUTION! A series of erratic behaviour is expected by the Wife module in the period preceding installation of the Pregnancy module. Do not be alarmed, it will pass after a while. Expected system issues arising in this period:

· Unexpected overheating of the system due to CPU tasking by the Wife module.

· System crashes.

· System becomes unusably slow, creates maximum frustration.

2.3. The remedy to this situation is not uninstallation. Please patiently wait the stipulated period as indicated on the serial number of your Application Suite. Each serial number is unique and will not apply to different suites, even if they are the same model and version.

2.4. We have not yet found a solution for unwanted installation of this module. You may take precautions against it, but we offer no guaranties. Yes, you have to live with it.

3. Child Module:

3.1. This module cannot be installed without first installing the Pregnancy Module. The Child module can come into versions; M or F. You have no control over which version is installed onto your system. Yes, you have to live with it.

3.2. WARNING: Do not immerse in water for prolonged periods of time; the installed water resistant coating is functional only for a few seconds.

3.3. NB: While enjoyable, the child module is not a toy and requires significant amount of your time for maintenance.

3.4. After sometime you will find this module occupies more space than was initially allocated by you and interrupts regular system activity with increasing frequency. Do not worry, it will suddenly cease all activity and disappear in about 18 to 20 CPU cycles.

3.5. Behaviour of the Child module – is for the most part – reliant on your choice of options while selecting the Wife Module at the time of purchase of the application suite.

3.6. The Child module can usually be reinstalled by reinstalling the Pregnancy module, but we offer no guaranties.

Thank you for your purchase!

We also produce the F Pro version of the software that will only run on the F Operating system.

MarriageSolutions Unlimited

Setting us up for a Machine Apocalypse

2014-07-16T21:42:00.002+01:00

As the self-styled Terminator Apocalypse Expert, I posit this analysis as a roadmap to how Cyberdyne is born and subsequently T2s wiping out the human race à la Arnold Schwarzenegger cyborg mode. Please pay close attention to this scientific paper (ahem).

Just watch this short video...

Neo-Football

2014-06-30T08:22:00.001+01:00

And we are privileged (?) to witness the birth of a new religion - Neo-Football, High Priest Sepp Blatter conducting the first sermon.

Sepp Blatter predicts interplanetary World Cup:

SCI-FI FIFA Membership Creed
1. Thou shalt not be caught stealing from the poor, unworthy slobs – oops – fans. Please note, “not be caught” being the key point.

2. Thou shalt promote club mania on the idiots & ignoramuses – I mean, fans.

3. Certainly, fans will ignore your scheming and dealings when you focus there stampede-oriented brains to cheap science fiction.

4. Sponsorship from hair products is drying up. Thou shall be as innovative as Grand Poobah Blatter.

5. It is a sin to utter the word “Favela”. Forty laps around a standard football pitch is expiation.

Life was much easier when…

2014-06-29T18:03:00.001+01:00

1. Apple and blackberry were just fruit.

2. Java came in a cup.

3. One said “Searching” when he was searching for something and “Googling” was baby talk.

4. When you measured in length and weight, not in Megahertz and Gigabytes.

5. A virus made you sick – not your machinery.

6. When “Chatting” was actually vocal.

7. Protocol meant etiquette.

8. A robot was a clunky machine and you can actually run away from.

9. A cookie was tasty and didn’t invade one’s privacy.

10. Only Kings had domains.

11. A flash belonged on a camera.

12. Yahoo! Was only shouted out when one was genuinely merry.

13. When “Phishing” was spelt right and was legal and enjoyable.

14. Tweeting belonged to the birds.

15. You punched someone in the face to “unfriend” him.

16. Servers and hosts inevitably had something to do with food.

17. You needed poison to debug and mice didn’t have pads.

18. A tablet wasn’t too big to go down your throat with a glass of water.

19. You needed a backup only if your opponent was bigger than you.

20. Swiping was still a crime.

21. “Undoing” something was sorcery.

22. Hacking involved cleavers.

Advertising:

2013-07-21T21:54:00.000+01:00

A whole industry for adults to play pretend.

Photo creds: http://www.userinter.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Funny-Advertising-04.jpeg

Now that we know that they know…

2013-06-23T09:34:00.002+01:00

Since the NSA can read all our emails, I think it’s time we free ourselves from some security concerns. Though Edward Snowden has done a good job of pulling their pants down, we ought to take note of a few things:

1. Please post all your passwords online; this will ensure you can claim you’re no longer the only one that can type emails on your behalf.

2. Make it perfectly clear to your wife that you did not mean all of those things you said about your mother-in-law, before you are outed by the “defenders of the Homeland”.

3. Now that conspiracy theorists are out of a job, and most of what they were ranting about is true, we better let them out of the asylums we have locked them up in over the years.

4. Then again, they can up the ante by claiming the US government is actually working for an advanced alien race that is scheming to take over the world by monitoring our communications. Hmmm…

5. NOW we know what they mean when they say ‘Freedom of Information’.

Spoken Deed

2012-07-05T21:35:00.000+01:00

To say or not to say,
will while away the stay.
In the end what matters is the hand that did the deed,
The speech that was spoken,
The silence that was broken.
So do good to your best
and leave the tongue at rest.

Financial Paintdown

2011-09-28T20:33:00.002+01:00

Standard and Poors downgraded United States debt in early August 2011, dropping it to AA+ because the U.S. could not get control over it's long-term financial issues. The IMF and the World Bank are also making disapproving noises. Here's my take on this.

Character Creds: Obama - Ludus. Painter - D. Cox.

Greekonomics

2011-09-21T22:13:00.000+01:00

The European Union is angsty about Greece defaulting, so they've decided to hold on to the next batch of billions while the Greeks try to convince the world they won't default.

Oxymoron:

2011-08-17T10:23:00.000+01:00

Two opponents stuck in an idiots airless room.

ESP - Abraham Lincoln

2011-08-17T08:39:00.005+01:00

The Mafia Family Code

2011-08-17T07:51:00.003+01:00

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The code is a system of government that provides protection from itself, through rigorous taxation and violent reprisal.
Reprisal as a punitive and necessary measure should also be considered as a Family Passtime.
The benefit of such taxation is used for projects for the Family.
You belong to the family through birth and possibly, large donations. The latter can expire depending on what "large" means at a particular time.
Family members are never wrong, unless they go against the Family Code. Hence the accused may be subjected to no.2.
The Family Code is unwritten and is not part of this definition. You would know if you were a member.
Sorry! I am referencing the wrong document; this is the ruling party's Manifesto!