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It’s all magic to me.
Copyright© 2020 John J. Bates
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I have my own YouTube music channel.
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Welcome to my world…
Work-in-progress
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We remember…
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We Love to Cruise and make Videos...
Here are a few videos from our NCL cruises…
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Here are a few videos
from our NCL cruises
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NCL cruise videos.
Here are a few videos
from our Panama cruise
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I don’t like chaos
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Card Trick videos.
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It’s all magic to me…
The Three Card Monte
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The Full Monte
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I Do BIG.
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I do BIG
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It’s all magic to me…
No Strings Attached.
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No strings…
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It’s all magic to me…
Mickey D’s Aces.
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Mickey D’s Aces
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It doesn’t get any better.
The first Mardi Gras after Katrina and I had the good fortune to ride on Fat Tuesday with the finest troopers in
the military. It was a once in a life time ride. I did catch some good pictures and hope you enjoy them.
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Mardi Gras (SF)
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Mardi Gras (SF).
Without the ability to incorporate an audience with just a camera and me, I thought it would be unique to bring
technology into play. Hence, Alexa and all her magic.
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I Love Technology.
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Fun with Alexa
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I Don’t do Rubber Bands.
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Rubber Band Fun
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I Don’t do Coins, ever!
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Fun with coins
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The original “Bayou Madman” Series.
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Bayou Madman
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It’s that easy.
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The Cube
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Parades “New Orleans” Style.
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Parades
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A special thank you Microsoft and Bill Gates.
I wrote these poems after I retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs
Education Service in 2001.
A haiku (high-koo) is short three-line poem that
uses sensory language to capture a feeling or image.
Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese
poets.
It uses a simple (five) 5, (seven) 7, and (five) 5
syllables format.
They are often inspired by nature, a moment of beauty,
or poignant experience.
I wrote these with strong details and detailed imagery.
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Haiku 2001
Microsoft Errors
Haiku Error #1
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Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
Windows is like that
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Haiku Error #1
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Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
Windows is like that
Chaos reigns within
Reflect, repent, and reboot
Order shall return
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Haiku Error #2
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Chaos reigns within
Reflect, repent, and reboot
Order shall return
Haiku Error #2
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Program aborting
Close all that you have worked on
You ask far too much
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Haiku Error #3
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Program aborting
Close all that you have worked on
You ask far too much
Haiku Error #3
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Windows NT crashed
I am the blue screen of death
No one hears your screams
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Haiku Error #4
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Haiku Error #4
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Windows NT crashed
I am the blue screen of death
No one hears your screams
Your file was so big
It might be very useful
But now it is gone
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Haiku Error #5
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Haiku Error #5
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Your file was so big
It might be very useful
But now it is gone
The website you seek
Can not be located but
Countless more exist
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Haiku Error #6
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Haiku Error #6
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The website you seek
Can not be located but
Countless more exist
With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence
Document not found
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Haiku Error #7
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Haiku Error #7
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With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence
Document not found
Out of memory
We wish to hold the whole sky
But we never will
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Haiku Error #8
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Haiku Error #8
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Out of memory
We wish to hold the whole sky
But we never will
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone
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Haiku Error #9
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Haiku Error #9
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A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone
You step in the stream
But the water has moved on
This page is not here
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Haiku Error #10
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Haiku Error #10
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You step in the stream
But the water has moved on
This page is not here
