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| January 14, 1997 |
Circulation 30 |
Vol. 1, No. 4 |
SINUS: What exactly are they
used for? ... all I know is they cause problems for me
... help my doctor make his car payments ... the pills
they give ... YECCCHHH ... the generic one that has no
candy coating ... no way you can get it down without tastin’
the earwax! ... anyway ... that’s my excuse for skippin’
a couple o’ days ... but who’s complainin’.
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BRRRRRRRRR: I heard they’re
havin’ a veritable heatwave in Sioux Falls, SD ...
poor Larry ... that’ll teach us to schedule anythin’
for January ... it was -80º F wind chill there yesterday
... it’ll be -30º F today ... ‘course the guy
we brought here is enjoyin’ our warmth ... he’s
glad he brought his summer clothes ... it only got down
to 9º F last night ... but cold weather’s not all
that bad ... didja hear ‘bout that private plane
that went down near Germany? ... like it was 3 or 4 miles
off the coast ... but they were able to land on the ice
... walked to shore.
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WHO’S PAYIN’: For
what it’s worth ... a new study’s out that shows
that moderate drinkin’ can help you live longer ...
moderate is s’posed to be ‘bout 3 to 4 drinks
a week ... I wonder if it’s like vacation ... ya
save it up ... take it all at once ... let’s see
... 52 times 4 is ... hmmmmm ... 4 times 2 is 8 ... 4
times 50 is 200 ... that’s 208 drinks! ... OK ...
that’s almost 9 cases o’ beer ... or 39 bottles
of wine (liters that is) ... or ‘bout 10 quarts o’
Jack Daniels ... now if we put that together with the
other study ... the one that says smokin’ helps memory
... bars could become the new health spas for the turn
of the century! ... what a concept ... now if we could
jes’ pay a group of scientists to do a study that
concludes fat keeps you from gettin’ arthritis! ...
we’d have it made ... all the health food places
‘d go under ... McDonald’s stock would rise
... kinda makes you wonder where these groups get their
money ... if ya know what I mean.
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COMPUTER SHOW: Went to my first
show ‘n sale this past weekend ... what an experience
... I was wantin’ to get some pieces to upgrade the
ol’ jalopy ... I figgered I could squeeze a few more
minutes of connect time out of it ... I figgered this’d
be the place to find parts for ol’ computers ...
boy was I wrong ... first of all ... every nerd behind
a table copped a ‘tude ... if I even mentioned the
computer I had they jes’ laughed ... one offered
his condolences as he snickered to his partner ... this
is in front of hundreds ... no make it thousands o’
nerds ... this is the ultimate geek gatherin’ ...
makes Hell’s Angels look saintly! ... I managed to
stay a little over an hour ... wanted to get my $5 worth
... it was packed with people ... ya couldn’t get
anywhere near the tables to jes’ look ... had to
go with the flow ... seems like the common theme was to
buy a computer based on it’s ability to act like
a home theater ... the biggest sellin’ point was
the wattage of the Mega Bass speaker ... how smooth the
graphics played on the screen ... there was tons o’
software ... I wondered what they did with all the disks
you don’t get when you buy a pre-configured system
... everything from word processing ... spreadsheets ...
games ... XXX-rated flicks ... when ya’ stop ‘n
think ... the money for a computer could buy one heck
of a home entertainment system ... if that’s what
you’re gonna use it for ... even if you add the satellite
dish ... it sure would be nice though ... to have those
nice pictures ... surf with ease ... hmmmmm.
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MIKEY LIKES IT: Quaker’s
lookin’ for a new one ... the original’s gonna
be 29 in a couple o’ weeks ... you could win $10,000
if you’re kid gets selected ... I don’t think
pets count guys ... no “Gus-Gus likes it!”
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“Life’s too short to
take it so seriously, so get off my back and live a little.”
-- Mikey, Thinkin’ Too Hard
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| Mikey's Muse(tm)
is published weekdays as a commentary on stuff. Editor,
Michael T. Rusk. Copyright © 1997 by Michael T. Rusk.
Printed in the U.S.A. This publication may be distributed
freely as long as there is no charge. Commentary is loosely
based on actual events and may contain embellishments,
bits of fiction, and editorial liberties (lies) under
the guise of poetic license. All characters portrayed
in my writing are purely fictional and any resemblance
to any person, company or animal is purely unintentional.
If you don't get it, you just don't get it. Don't blame
me for anything I say and don't do anything I say, either.
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