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| March 19, 1997 |
Get It: 90 |
Vol. 1, No. 47 |
PARKIN' ROULETTE: I'd signed
up for this Expo in DC that took place last night ...
now wait a minute! ... don't go there! ... I know what
you're thinkin' ... that's jes' another name for goin'
to a Girlie Club ... wrong wrong wrong ... this was a
geeky thing ... stuff about computer networks ... but
it was bein' held at the National Museum of Women in the
Arts ... hmmmmmm ... well we'll never know now will we
... 'cuz I headed off for town 'n got there by half past
4 ... registration was at 5 ... it was rainin' (heavy
at times) ... the car windows were a little foggy ...
hard time seein' out the sides 'n back ... followed their
directions ... kind of ... but anyway I found the place
without any problems ... I thought I'd take a spin 'round
the block 'n find a garage ... first lesson of DC ...
there's no such thing like goin' round the block ... unless
you're on one o' those bloomin' bicycles weavin' in 'n
out o' traffic ... anyway ... I went down a couple o'
blocks 'cuz the One Ways were goin' the wrong way ...
went down a block ... came back ... no parking in sight
... widened my circle ... actually I kept goin' straight
... I was tryin' to turn around ... seems like all the
streets were One Way goin' the same way! ... the rain
was pickin' up ... people were gettin' off work ... every
intersection was full o' pedestrians ... heads down ...
umbrellas bobbin' up 'n down ... ladies in their business
suits 'n Reeboks ... guys with their suit coats over their
heads ... (it's a guy thing to avoid carryin' a sissy
umbrella) ... I finally got turned 'round did a few more
passes 'round the buildin' ... finally spotted a parkin'
garage down one o' the streets ... it was one way against
me ... I'd started learnin' the pattern 'n I got to it
... (after goin' about 8 blocks) ... I pulled in 'n started
down the ramp when this guy burst out of the wall hollerin'
at me! ... I stopped 'n he asked me how long I was gonna
be ... I told him 9:30 or 10:00 'n he shook his head n'
said he closed promptly at 7:00 ... I was gettin' a little
frustrated ... he said the lot across the street would
be open ... it was one o' those honor things ... I got
turned 'round 'n stared at it ... the entrance was about
100 feet to the right ... against the one way ... I figgered
I'd find somethin' else ... since I was bein' honked at
from all directions ... it was the same story at all the
places ... I gave up ... started goin' down one of the
streets in another direction ... realized it was one o'
those you couldn't turn off of ... have to get over in
the side roads ... I finally called the number on the
invitation ... the lady told me there was late parkin'
at one o' the hotels near the Museum ... I got turned
'round ... made it back to the area ... found one hotel
... the lot was full ... came up to the one she had mentioned
... but fire trucks were blockin' the entrance ... I was
gonna honk to get 'em to move but I didn't think they'd
wanna be draggin' the hoses ... I was gettin' really desperate
... at 6 I finally gave up ... I was fumin' ... I think
they oughta spend more time thinkin' 'bout transportation
... 'less they think they can get it so we don't have
to drive at all ... we could jes' sit home 'n work ...
hmmmmmmm.
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SNOW: Even though tomorrow's
the first day of Spring ... I heard that the swallows
came back to Capistrano a few days early ... (actually
I think the monks set some traps last year ... had 'em
in the basement ... so's they could capture some weekend
tourist business!) ... they should be comin' in full force
today ... yesterday ... in our area anyway ... the day
'n night were equal ... that made traffic on the Beltway
terrible yesterday mornin' ... any excuse at all!
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"If I had to choose between
a computer and a rock I think I'd take the rock. Computers
don't skip too well when you throw them at the water."
-- Mikey, Thinkin' Too Hard
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Michael T. Rusk. Copyright © 1997 by Michael T. Rusk.
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If you don't get it, you just don't get it. Don't blame
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