Haiku Poetry has strict construction rules:
Each poem has only 17 Syllables - 5 syllables in the first line,
7 in the second, 5 in the third.

They often achieve a wistful, yearning, and powerful
insight through extreme brevity.
Here are some actual error messages from Japan.
Aren’t these better than “your computer has performed an illegal
operation?”

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The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.

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Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.

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Program aborting.
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.

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Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

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Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

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Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.

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Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.

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A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.

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Three things are certain:
Death, taxes and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.

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You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.

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Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.

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Having been erased,
The document you’re seeking
Must now be retyped.

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Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

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I ate your Web page.
Forgive me; it was tasty
And tart on my tongue./*

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]]> http://sbcclearningresources.net/tutors/?feed=rss2&p=1 http://sbcclearningresources.net/tutors/?p=8 http://sbcclearningresources.net/tutors/?p=8#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:59:05 +0000 karen http://sbcclearningresources.net/tutors/?p=8 Carl Bloomfield
Marinated Tofu with Cous Cous and Vegetables

Main Ingredients:

1 package of extra firm tofu
Red Onion, Red/Green/Yellow Peppers, Carrots
*or you may substitute whatever vegetables you like

1 box of Cous Cous

Ingredients for Marinade:

4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons orange juice concentrate
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Teaspoons olive oil or toasted sesame oil
several drop of Tabasco sauce, to taste

Note to make the tofu come out just right, allow yourself about 2 days before you wish to eat the dish in order to properly prepare the tofu.

The Dish
1. Open the package of tofu, wrap in paper towel and drain all day. place a heavy object on the tofu will insure that all the water is pressed out.
2. Place drained tofu in freezer bag and freeze overnight.
3. the next morning, remove the tofu, wrap it in a paper towel and let it thaw all day.
Doing this makes the tofu spongier and able to absorb the marinade better.
4. Once tofu is thawed, cut into cubes.
5.Prepare the marinade in a mixing bowl and then transfer to a large shallow bowl.
6. Place the tofu cubes into the shallow bowl with the marinade and kneed them through the liquid.
7. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or wax paper and store in the refrigerator overnight.
8. Prepare the cous cous as directed from the box.
9. Sautee the vegetables in a large cast-iron skillet with a little bit of olive oil.
10. Add the marinated tofu to the skillet.
11. Add the remaining liquid from the toful bowl and let the tofu and vegetables simmer until all the liquid has been evaporated.
12. Place a serving of cous cous on a plate and top with the marinated tofu and vegetables.

Ingredients:
Vegetable Oil (3 spoons)
Chopped Onions (handful)
Chopped Tomatoes (handful)
Chopped Cilantro (handful)
Salt (1/4 spoon)
Chhole gravy mix
Garbanzo beans

Directions:
1. Put stove on medium heat
2. Add 2-3 spoons of vegetable oil
3. add handful of chopped onions and stir for 1-2 minutes
4. add 2-3 spoons of Chhole gravy mix and stir for 1 minute
5. Add small amount of chopped tomatoes and stir for 1 minute.
6. add Garbanzo beans.
7. Add tiny bit of salt
8. Add handful of chopped cilantro
9. Let it all boil for around 5 minutes
10. stir after it starts boiling and that’s all!