{"id":382,"date":"2026-05-25T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:44:54","slug":"back-into-the-haiku-just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"Back Into the Haiku, Just When You Thought it was Safe to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More bad haiku that no one asked for and doesn&#8217;t need.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@surveyyoda\"><\/a>Because January\u2019s non-haikus weren\u2019t bad enough!<br><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!EiGP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f5e3ad2-03fb-47f3-b6b3-2db406a15390_1024x1536.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><br>Feb1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snowcrete &#8211; this year\u2019s word?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, at least I can feel it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like rain, in my bones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prep and Demo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not nearly as much fun as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>as \u201cPrep and Landing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Commute\u2019s returning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The usual cars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same place and same time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So very messed up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poor swimmers with few Meets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With States just ahead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a good day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The enchiladas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Made it a great one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Monday, Part Five\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did clich\u00e9 and dad jokes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become my default?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ticonderoga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dixon. Soft. Number 2. Orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greets my coffee cup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Downhill, disaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except for Easy Breezy gold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, Super Bowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is it so hot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nearly empty Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office thermostats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony on a rant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seiko Sea Urchin on strap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a good day, no?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunshine on wet roads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did not impact the commute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unceasing surprise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb12<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hampton Aquaplex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Championships swim meet site<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wearing shorts in Feb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb13<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday the thirteenth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On deck, stopwatches in hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thumbs get a workout<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb14<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearts, candy, cards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goggles, caps, towels, whistles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Valentines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb15<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last day a fast day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some meets fly by, others drag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like suits in warm-ups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb16<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recovery day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laundry sorted and folded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the counters cleared<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb17<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Red lights, fog, podcasts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resetting of passwords<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday that\u2019s Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb18<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Working from my home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office and kitchen table<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candle and notebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb19<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First stop? The cafe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakfast burrito, needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make it today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s Jeffuary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It beats Valentine\u2019s Day easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best day of the month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, the couch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has called our names, we answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And watch, folding clothes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Airport fav? 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Because January\u2019s non-haikus weren\u2019t bad enough!Feb1 Snowcrete &#8211; this year\u2019s word? Well, at least I can feel it Like rain, in my bones Feb2 Prep and Demo Not nearly&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4bqFE-6a","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":383,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.surveyyoda.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}