POINT CLICK and SCROLL

“Mice” is nice but might be called “mouses”
if a couple is next to a screen
and there is no screaming from me
except in excitement at my selection.

That Razer Viper V2 Pro
so light and quick under my palm.

Point, click and scroll with complete control.

Sexy as that is, mine’s plain old gray,
like an old man in a squeaky wheelchair.

And my guy started the whole shebang
when he started the mouse wheel turning

in my mind. He said he was taking mice
to India. I chortled at the thought of two

as well as the word choice. How cool
that I can pound on a tablet screen
to ask “the boss” the proper way.
Improperly, the internet replies

that both are right. How can both be right?
I just know my guy is wrong because
the opposite means his wife is…
I can’t even say it. Mice or mouses,

marriage lice or louses. Scroll wheel
turning, turning, turning and “Proud Mary
burnin’” daylight, agreeing to disagree.

*lyrics by John Cameron Fogerty

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 1/31/2024 1:51:00 PM
A look into your personality! Very cute. <3
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
LOL…thank you!
Date: 1/25/2024 12:49:00 PM
I agree with Silent One, cute and clever, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/25/2024 1:45:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea!
Date: 1/25/2024 11:43:00 AM
Ha! Very clever Kim.. This one made me smile..
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/25/2024 1:45:00 PM
That makes me smile. Thank you, Silent!
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