A Very Pyslent Christmas
December 24th, 2009, 9:24pm by JakeTwas the night before Christmas, and on our website
All had stopped posting, and comments were light
MovableType still running The Board with due care
Not sure if WordPress would ever get here
Four children were nestled, all snug in their beds
While visions of gadgets danced in dads’ heads
Fantasy football came, right down to the wire
Third Stung played for fun, for the Sound, the stakes much higher
Out on the internet arose such a clatter
I sprang from the couch to see what was the matter
Grabbed the Palm Pre, it was on in a flash
Checked Twitter & email, the App Catalog’s a smash
The internet was crazy, I’d never seen such a flurry
But I must be quick, I must be in a hurry
Then I just saw him, almost did not catch it.
It’s Rotiveo– the patron saint of gadgets!
Rotiveo wore Mobile Pants, size extra tall
And his clothes were vibrating, must be a phone call
Brought a load of gadgets, and even a game
And he whistled, and shouted and called sites by name
“Now Whole Foods! Now Apple! Now Target and Best Buy!
To Starbucks! To Costco! To Sprint Store and Fry’s”
All over the web, he searched high and searched low
To find all the stuff, now it’s ready to go!
All across the internet, Rotiveo he flew
A storm of traffic he did see in his rear view
He found the best deals, on the very best gear
It’s so cutting edge, it will still be good next year.
The net’s overflowing with really good stuff
Getting it to work might be kind of tough
With all sorts of cords and fifty kinds of plugs
(For us early adopters, we’re used to the bugs)
Rotiveo’s got just the right thing for us all
No Foleo, Treo, nor ‘lectronic pinball
Instead its Pres, Mac Pros and Netbooks galore,
Beatles RockBand, iPhones, Kindles and more!
Giant TVs, they are perfect for games
Phones from Nokia, RIMM, and a bunch of no-names
With a fast prime lens, pictures come out quite well.
All of these gadgets are really, really swell
Mike, Joanie & Adam’s first Christmas together
They’ll be much joy and fun, no matter the weather
To Kelvin, Serena, Montana & Lucas
Happily splashing in puddles, even on Christmas
Jake ran over Palos Verdes, just before night
Earlier watched his nephews, create Menorah lights
Derrick, Emily, Brandon & Tiffany
Having fun, in their growing family
Lucas’ third & Brandon’s fifth Christmas Eve
Montana always dreaming, of food I believe
Tiffany and Adam learn that Christmas is grand
Soon most will gather, launch an assault on Disneyland
Rotiveo sprang to Roomba (hacked year before)
And away they went, after cleaning the floor
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”