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Ron
@ronsparks.com
Enterprise Architect. Cancer Survivor. Astronomy & NASA nerd. Writer. (all opinions my own - I do not speak for my employer)
My new book just dropped and you can buy it for your kindle or in print.

ronsparks.com/books

Scattered Dreams is filled with raw and gritty #poetry as well as whimsical and speculative #scifi and #fantasy #poems.

#freeverse #haiku #senryu #haibun #cinquain
January 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Either the hottest album of 2024 is about to drop, or my siblings and I are walking the mean streets of Greenock, #Scotland to see where my grandfather started his #WWII journey.
December 12, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Presented the paper I co-wrote at the #IITSEC conference in #Orlando today. "Leveraging #SciFi Case Studies to Specify Immersive Training System Requirements." - very well received and such great audience participation and engagement. Very fun and looking forward to doing it again.
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
November 23, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Meet Maple, my agent of chaos. She's now nine weeks old and has become the benevolent overlord of the house. #boxer #puppy #pittsburgh
November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
She's learning how to walk on a leash, but isn't happy with it and protests by sitting down sullenly and giving me a judgement stare. #boxer #puppy
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Nothing like a 5am wakeup call from the new puppy. She managed to pee, poop, and barf in all the wrong places as one would expect. She romped all over the house with crazy puppy energy, and promptly crashed to recharge for the next round.
November 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM
The newest addition to the family. Meet Maple, an 8-week-old Boxer puppy.
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Looks like #halo has a new boss level. This one looks terrifying. #3dprinting
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Goodbye Europe. The past 4 years have been some of the most amazing in my life. I'll be back.
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Hanging out in Florence, Italy for the past couple of weeks. Such a lovely and historic town. One if my favorites.
November 19, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Hanging out with my amazing wife in Zermatt in the shadow of the Matterhorn for our 14th wedding anniversary. I am so lucky to be able to experience this.
October 12, 2023 at 8:38 PM
Remember, no matter what happens in life - you ARE Kenough.

Super excited my wife @careysparks.bsky.social got me this Barbie Movie Ken / Kenough hoodie!
October 3, 2023 at 9:15 PM
The vacation is over and I went back to work today, but not before I enjoyed a good cigar, some coffee, jazz, and a book yesterday afternoon on my Zürich balcony.
October 2, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Celebrated Oktoberfest in Munich with dear friends last week at my regular tent - Festhalle Schottenhamel.
October 1, 2023 at 6:20 AM
Amazing 2-day motorcycle ride through the Swiss Alps with one of my best friend this past week. Furka Pass was one of the most thrilling and gorgeous rides I have ever been on.
October 1, 2023 at 6:17 AM
Couldn't pass on this Russian Vostok Amphibia watch when I saw the great price in Chrono24. I love military watches and the 24-hour dial on this is very cool!
September 8, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Found a new favorite when I was at the Cigar Bar - attached to the Michelin Star restaurant Rotisserie - in Zürich earlier in the week.
August 24, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Policing in the United States is ridiculous.

https://themessenger.com/news/florida-woman-arrested-after-offering-20-to-highway-flower-vendor

#cinquain #micropoetry #poem
August 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM
It's WhiskeyWednesday. Here's to you, friends - time to smoke a cigar, listen to some Blues, and read some raw poetry.
August 16, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Been sitting on a couple of versions of this cinquain micropoetry poem for a little while and decided, in the interest of allyship, to just get it posted.
August 7, 2023 at 8:49 PM
A not-so-subtle dig at the cesspool that is Facebook now, even after culling all the far right bigots from my friends list. Coffee and micropoetry go well together.
August 7, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Sunday cinquain micropoetry about whiskey, chocolate, jazz, and poetry.
August 6, 2023 at 7:13 PM
A free verse poem I wrote when I had cancer and was in recovery. I am a survivor of head and neck cancer.

micropoetry
August 6, 2023 at 11:54 AM
A motorcycle haiku for you.
August 6, 2023 at 11:44 AM