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Top Pun's mission is to maximize prophets. Top Pun creates serious, funny, and seriously funny peace and justice designs which are available on your choice of products such as buttons, T-shirts, and bumper stickers. Top Pun blogs to highlight additional facets of his word artistry such as pun-filled poetry and funny political satire, free posters, as well as political actions of local and global importance -- and don't forget the noncommercial, public health radio show available online, Just for the Health of It . Top Pun's serious playfulness ever reminds us that justice is no yoke, and the pun is mightier than the sword!
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- POEM: The Die is Cast
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- POEM: Replete the Sounding Joy!
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- POEM: Letting Loose Averse
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Tag Archives: Job
POEM: Here on Abet
A mythic narrative that describes the arc of my life fairly well is the idea that I am here on a bet. More specifically, the bet was that, as in a previous life, I was a peasant scolding those living … Continue reading
POEM: Mine Your Own Busyness
Here is a poem about the sacred and profane journey toward presence of mind: Atop a mountain of undertakings He overlooked his guru Desperately wanting to be A little slower With deaf-defying pleas As the guru came fourth With quiet … Continue reading
POEM: Cat and Mouse Game
There are many ways to view God, or not. This poem plays with deferent weighs to see God. The title, Cat and Mouse Game, refers specifically to a very clever and brave mouse who hides in the cat’s ear to … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged God, Incarnation, Job, Life, Love
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POEM: Iraq and a Hard Place
This poem tells a story — a story of patriotic fervor in slaughtering America’s foes. This story was told to me by a retired Grumman engineer, a literal rocket scientist and career military-industrialist. His story was prefaced by a glorious … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Ancient, Awe, Bullshit, Defense, Evil, Farce, Hell, Humanity, Irony, Job, Media, Mercy, Military, Money, Necessary Evil, Patriotism, Technology, War
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POEM: Sacklers of Shit: Owed to Immunity from Civility
I wrote this poem when the Sackler family, the opioid drug kingpins, were granted civil immunity by a federal court: Sacklers of Shit: Owed to Immunity from Civility The opioid cries Is hung over America Not liable to see just … Continue reading
Facebook Sucks! Clean It Up!! Get a Browser Extension Too Due Just That!!!
Today, I wasted way too much time trying to minimize the stupid new facebook navigation bar. I have long used the browser extension F.B. Purity to clean up and customize facebook pages. It works great. Of course, facebook periodically tries … Continue reading
INAUGURAL Public Health Radio Show on WAKT, 106.1 FM Toledo — Just For The Health of It: Medicare For All and Toledo Democracy Day
After years in the waiting and making, I am proud to announce the inaugural show of my public health radio show, Just for the Health of It, on WAKT, 106.1 FM Toledo (ToledoRadio.org). Just for the Health of It brings you new … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Health, News, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Absurdity, Addiction, America, Blessed, Business, Capitalism, Cautionary Tale, Citizens, Commercial, Community, Competition, Control, Corporate Personhood, Crises, Death, Democracy, Disease, Disillusionment, Economy, Efficiency, Elections, Fear, Free Speech, government, Greed, Health Care, Health Insurance, Heart, History, Hope, Human Rights, Humility, Inequality, Injustice, Job, Just for the Health of It, Justice, Kids, Law, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Market, Meaning, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare for All, Mental Health, Mercy, Military, Modern, Money, Moral, Move to Amend, National, Nature, Normal, Perspective, Political, Poor, Present, President, Prevention, ProMedica, Public Health, Reality, Risk, Science, Security, Sleep, Social Justice, Social Security, Socialism, State, Stewardship, taxes, Terrorism, Time, Toledo, Voters, WAKT, Wealth, Work
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POEM: That Saddest Factory Job
He wanted A sweet life But he woke Too fine himself In a jam Too preserve That weigh of life Bearing deferred dreams His soul apprehension A future in trapped Just wanting A good deal bettor Then merely make it … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Alienation, Dreams, Future, Job, Jobs, Life, Modern, Poems, Poetry, Present, Productivity, Soul, Time, Vocation, Work
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Feminist POEM: Me Too — Now A Brand Knew Whirled Of Daughters
They rise from along history Yet much more so from her story As tectonic plates ready to serve up Unseen Earthquakes From a thousand generations reserved in silence Now a brand knew Whirled of daughters A raze of sisters A … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Awe, Catholic, Change, Civil Rights, Congress, Control, Crime, Denial, Discrimination, Employment, evangelicals, Experience, Faith, Feminist, Forgiveness, Future, Gender, Health Care, Hell, History, Holy, Immigration, Inspiration, Job, Justice, Labor, Law, Life, Me Too movement, Money, National, Ode, Poems, Poetry, Power, Prayer, Present, Progress, Sex, sexual assault, Silence, State, Status, Supreme Court, Time, Trust, Truth, Women, Workplace, Worldview
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Free Political Poster: HISTORY – Rinse Repeat – Negro Man, I AM A MAN, Immigrant Children, I AM A CHILD
As is often repeated in history, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” And we are neck deep in shampoo, as we rinse history and repeat it. The iconic image of a black man holding … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Health, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Change, Chaos, Children, Citizens, Civil Rights, Cruelty, Elections, Family, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, government, Heart, History, Human Rights, Illegal, Image, Immigration, Job, Learning, Military, National, National Security, Political, President, Refugees, Risk, Security, State, Time, Voters, Work, Zero Tolerance
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FREE Anti-Trump POSTER: DUMP Trump, TRUMP Dump — It all makes sense when you realize that the “T” is silent
Confused about the daily antics of Donald Trump and his regime of toadies? Perhaps this will clear it up. I give you this FREE Anti-Trump POSTER: DUMP Trump, TRUMP Dump — “It all makes sense when you realize that the “T” … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, News, Political and Philosophical Musings, Web Specials
Tagged America, anti-Trump, Army, Business, Children, Citizens, Community, Conflict, Congress, Constitution, Donald Trump, Ethical, Ethics, Family, Female, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Free Speech, government, History, Housing, Job, Justice, Law, leadership, Media, Military, Mock, National, National Security, Police, Political, Poor, Power, President, Protesters, Responsibility, Russia, Security, State, Supreme Court, Time, Transgender, Violence, War, War Crimes, Work
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FREE Environmental POSTER: EPA Under NEW Mismanagement – Scott Pruitt Swamp Monster OUT Andrew Wheeler Coal Lobbyist IN
As EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, resigns under a snowballing avalanche of ethics violations, the Trump regime doesn’t have to reach far into its deep bench of political hacks to find another swamp monster to clog up democracy, evidence-based policies respecting … Continue reading
Testimony for National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service — END DRAFT REGISTRATION
I prepared the below testimony to present at a public meeting in Chicago before the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, a commission created by Congress to deal with questions of draft registration, most specifically, whether to end … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Health, News, Peace, Peace Signs, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
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COMMUNITY FORUM REMARKS: Need to address the main driver of criminal and criminalized behavior, substance abuse, and that the failed law enforcement model needs to be supplanted by a public health model driven by evidence and community benefit
The Community Solidarity Response Network of Toledo (CSRN), our local Black Lives Matter group, and the ACLU hosted a forum on “What Does a Safer Toledo Look Like?” This forum was in response to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ National Public Safety … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Addiction, Community, Crime, Criminal Justice System, Education, Failure, Health Care, Housing, Illegal, Jeff Sessions, Job, Justice, Law, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, National, Play, Poor, Poverty, Prevention, Probability, Public Health, Society, Solidarity, Substance Abuse, Toledo, War, Willingness, Work
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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel Tortuously Testifies – Of Course Torture Works, I Am Looking at a Huge Job Promotion
Gina Haspel, Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA Director, slunk partially out of the shadows yesterday to testify before Congress and the American people why a torturer should be promoted to director of CIA. She refused to acknowledge that torture is … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Gina Haspel, Illegal, Immorality, Job, Law, Morality, Political, Republican, Security, State, Success, Torture
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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel Tortuously Testifies At Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Political apologists for torture and war crimes are lining up to defend CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel, who was involved in black op torture and destruction of evidence about these operations — nothing to see here!? In honor of this surreal … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Defense, Donald Trump, Elite, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Gina Haspel, government, History, Job, Law, Moral, Nazi, Political, President, Republican, Responsibility, State, Surreal, Torture, War, War Crimes
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FREE ANTI-TRUMP POSTER: Trump Touts Pillar of Jobs Program – Lowest black unemployment since slavery, and I promise a return to 100 percent black employment
This free poster melds the themes of Prez Donald Trump’s love of capital over workers and his palpable racism. The Trump tax plan is proof enough that The Don doesn’t care about increasing income inequality and that redressing Black economic … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-Trump, Creation, Donald Trump, Economic, Economy, Employment, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Income, Inequality, Job, Jobs, Labor, Love, Productivity, Racism, Slavery, Wealth, Work
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A Spiritual Autobiography
I wrote the below spiritual autobiography a dozen years ago as part of a servant leadership study group. While it definitely needs updating, it serves well as a brief overview of my spiritual history and development over much of my … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Gay, Health, News, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Anxiety, Art, Authority, Beautiful, Bible, Blessed, Buddhism, Business, Catholic, Children, Christian, Church, Civil Disobedience, Conscience, Conscientious Objection, Conscription, Crude, Death, Diversity, Draft Registration, Environment, Events, Experience, Faith, Family, Food, God, government, Grace, Haiti, Healing, Heart, History, Holy, Hope, Humor, Irreverence, Jester, Job, Journey, Justice, Kids, Law, leadership, Liberal, Life, Love, Media, Mennonite, Military, Mind, Mom, Money, Mystic, Nutrition, Obedience, Pacifism, Pastor, Philosophy, Play, Poems, Political, Poor, Poverty, Powers that be, Prayer, President, Public Health, Religious, Reverence, Science, Security, Serenity, Social Justice, Spiritual, Stewardship, Success, Theology, Time, Top Pun, Truth, Vegetarianism, War, Work, World Hunger, Worship, Zen
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POEM: Devil’s Advocate
He was invited too serve As devil’s advocate But he prudently recognized That the job was utterly filled Declining the precipitous prize And elevated gratuitousness At one point or another, we are each tempted to take up, the downside of an … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Argument, Awe, Change, Evil, Genius, Job, Play, Poems, Poetry, Short Poems, Skepticism, Status, Status Quo, Temptation
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Pushing Buttons of Intellectual Property
I occasionally run across my graphics on the web, swiped without permission; sometimes even on products for sale. I have yet to take much action, let alone sue anybody, regarding any such nominally illegal use. Most of this is because … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Peace
Tagged Business, Busyness, Change, Children, Common Good, Environment, government, Graphics, Heart, Illegal, Image, Intellectual Property, Job, Mind, Money, Poor, Poverty, Pride, Privatizing, Reality, Rich, Soul, Time, Toledo, Top Pun, Trust, Virtual Reality, War, Work
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