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| February 20, 1997 |
Circulation 75 |
Vol. 1, No. 28 |
SWEATIN' BULLETS: What ever
would I do? ... if my computer didn't come up in the mornin'?
... it took 30 minutes for it to finally get it's act
together ... I did have to modify a few things ... we
won't tell anybody now will we? ... it's our little secret
... a little paint ... a little body work ... it'll look
like brand new ... speakin' o' brand new ... I rose to
the bait of a used car dealer's ad ... called to see if
the model they were advertisin' was available ... "Sure"
was the reply ... we moseyed on down last night ... wandered
around the lot for 15 minutes lookin' for the car ...
(there wasn't a stock number in the ad) ... the salesman
kept showin' us other cars ... assurin' us that he could
get us in the price range we wanted ... they finally pulled
the switch ... moved us up a year ... it was kind of funny
... the salesman would go to get the keys ... the manager
would "just" happen to be walkin' by ... stop
'n tell us how they fix things up ... "they don't
want to make anybody mad over a used car" ... it
was like tag team wrestlin' 'cause when the salesman'd
come back the manager would leave ... the salesman would
tell us all about their "policies" ... which
happened to be less generous than the load of crap the
manager was tellin' us ... we did drive a car ... with
the salesman in the back seat ... I finally told the salesman
I wanted to see some numbers ... he countered with "Are
you going to buy the car tonight?" ... I laughed
... all I know is he reassured me they could get it for
the payment we were lookin' for ... I never did find out
the price on the car ... the interest rate (he did mumble
somethin' 'bout it bein' over 10%) ... I swear! ... I've
got a new candidate for "Sleazoid Used Car"
dealer.
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LOOK UP, LOOK DOWN: We've got
a spacecraft takin' a look at Europa today ... (that's
Jupiter's icy moon ... I wouldn't a known either if I
didn't have cheat sheet) ... "we're" lookin'
for signs of liquid water oceans ... now that's a thought
... maybe the commute'd be a little shorter than headin'
over to Ocean City ... just zip on out to Jupiter ...
at least ya wouldn't hafta worry 'bout no sunburn! ...
on the other end of the spectrum ... scientists in China
have found fossilized evidence that critters were growin'
hair at least 60 million years ago ... it was an ancient
flyer for "Hair-Club for Mammals" ... actually
it was impressions in red clay in a dung pile ... which
leads to two other observations ... was it really red?
... or were there some dark roots? ... and are these the
same scientists that played in their diaper when they
were infants?
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SPEAKIN' O' ICY MOONS: We've
got a little company-sponsored skatin' party tonight ...
it'll be interestin' to see who'll be able to walk tomorrow
... hope nobody tries any o' those fancy skatin' jumps
like've been on TV the last few weekends ... 'course we
got our own claim to fame ... the fabled "Triple
Lutz" is named after one of our own (short-timers)
... he accidentally invented the move when he slipped
on a discarded M&M Peanut bag durin' a tap dance over
a delayed project deadline ... somebody told a friend
who told a friend 'n the rest is history.
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"Inevitability breeds acceptability."
-- 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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