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| March 7, 1997 |
Get It: 84 |
Vol. 1, No. 39 |
I'M BAAAAACK!: Only 38 e-mail
messages ... 17 inches of mail stacked in my IN basket
... I think everyone waited 'til I was gone to do things
... some have expressed an interest in what actually went
on at the conference ... well ... actually only one person
... 'n I think they were jes' bein' p'lite ... but hey
... that's never stopped me before! ... the conference
was s'posed to speculate on the evolution of technology
in the next 50 years ... the overwhelmin' consensus of
the presenters 'n the listeners (not countin' the few
who were snorin' they're way through) seemed to be there
was jes' no way to tell ... a few of the hard-core researchers
kinda gave a hint about what progress might be made in
the next couple o' years ... but that's where it stopped
... we talked about the impact of past inventions ...
like the printing press ... electricity ... autos ...
flight ... radio ... television ... we laughed at the
predictions made about the impact radio would have on
the world ... we toyed with the idea of electronic democracy
... a world without borders ... then we sobered a little
... when it comes down to it two-thirds of the people
in the world haven't talked on a telephone ... ('course
that's 'cuz the other third are on it all the time 'n
won't give anybody else a chance!) ... there are a lot
of third world countries where people don't even know
'bout things like toilet paper 'n we expect 'em to log
right on to a 'net computer 'n start usin' e-mail? ...
g'me a break! ... maybe they'd like to have an e-mail
snowball fight? ... the reality of it is that the "haves"
'll have more ... the "have-nots" 'll be deprived
of the joy of seeing inspirin' messages like "Server
down or unreachable, contact the webmaster if this persists".
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QUEEN ON-LINE: You asked for
it! ... it's finally here ... now we can all visit the
Royal Family ... without havin' to sneak past the guards
at Buckingham Palace ... Queen Elizabeth II launched a
150-page web site yesterday ... see the family jewels
... pictures of Charles in the bath ... the inside story
on why you can't make the Palace guards smile ... learn
what popular sandwich spread the royal women put on their
feet to make men nibble their toes ... check it out at
http://www.royal.gov.uk ... be sure 'n tell 'em Mikey
sent ya ... check out their link to my site while you're
there!
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I DON'T THINK THIS IS KANSAS:
Oh Toto, I'm so frightened! ... what's happenin' to us
... well I don't know little girl but I'll thank you to
put my chimney cover back on if you don't mind! ... or
I'll sick my band of mad Chihuahuas on you! ... 'n give
me those red, sparkly shoes ... they'll look lovely with
my new green Dockers! ... it could be worse ... what if
it was really cold? ... 'n the wind was snow? ... we'd
be havin' some days off school fer sure ... speakin' o'
natural disasters ... at the risk of bringin' on another
7 days of clouds 'n rain ... those of you who've tried
to find the comet Hale-Bopp ... try again ... unfortunately
tomorrow's Saturday 'n I know you don't wanna get up that
early ... but ya really gotta check this out ... I spotted
it this mornin' takin' out the recycle stuff ... (I know,
I know ... I didn't get it all but it's 'cuz I was too
busy stargazin') ... about the latest ya can see it is
like 5 'til 6 or so ... I recommend gettin' up by 5:30
'n scootin' outside to view it ... you've got 'nother
couple o' weeks so don't get too frantic!
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"Mystical thoughts come easy
on a full stomach." -- 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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