Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley
The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Today's Timericks.
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I love a hard boiled egg or two/the problem is what do I do/to peel the shells without mishap/I always turn 'em into scrap/the shell a...
Beauty for ashes.
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Beauty for ashes is what you can gain by following God and not thinking it vain. His followers know that the clinkers won't last; that...
Photo Essay: This week's Postcards to the President.
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Saturday, February 13, 2021
Today's timericks.
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Watch your P's and Q's, reporters/but especially your N's/cuz otherwise you'll find yourself/with a dearth of friends/Once...
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light
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If men prefer to walk alone in darkness and not light they only find dim ignorance and that all things are trite. But those who place thei...
Friday, February 12, 2021
Today's timericks.
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People fall in love in elevators all the time/according to the movies it's the sweetest paradigm/But I do not believe it; romance in a...
How I Plan My Community Meals
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I'm happy & grateful to be able to serve free community meals from my door again here at Valley Villa. In case you were wondering ...
The judgements of man are not always just
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The judgements of man are not always fair; the truth of the matter is hard to ensnare. That's why I rejoice that ultimately all-knowi...
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Today's timericks.
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Winter's hung on long enough/starting now we should get tough/Giving snowmen all the boot/holly plants we should uproot/ice fishing no...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Valedictory to my online newspaper subscriptions.
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I have always been an inveterate newspaper reader. When I was a kid my parents got the Minneapolis Star in the morning, and the Minneapoli...
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