Yes, kiddies, it is that time again . . . time for another adventure from yesteryear. Yes, we all know you are all ready for another adventure of Rusty Rucker, and today's exciting episode is chock full of spine-tingling tales. So gather around, hush your mouths, make sure the parents are in the other room and let's get this show on the road:
Old Rusty lives way back in the boonies with a couple of hound dogs and one lazy ole mule. With nothing to do all day except whittle and listen to the radio, he gets some off-the-wall ideas about our political structure and its impact on our daily lives. Maybe you will get a chuckle out of some of the stuff he comes up with, and who knows, you might even agree with some of it.See all of the currently published Rusty Rucker works by clicking on this link.April, 2000 Updated regularly -- Totally new first of every month.
You have heard of "being at the right place at the wrong time". Think that just happened to me a while ago. Was over at a neighbors, jawing about this, that, an' t'other when I happened to notice the 60 minutes program on TV about Wolves.
Now, as a lover of nature and particularly wolves I was mighty upset by some of the things being said. One gun dealer remarked to the effect, "What is going to happen when one of those supposed tamed wolves attacks and kills one of our children'?
Well, in the first place there has never "NEVER" been a case in recorded history where a healthy wolf attacked a human -- but if one did, it would be a only drop in the bucket to how many Pit Bulls and Rottwilers turn on their owners every year. Or, to put it bluntly, how many men and women have raped, tortured, and murdered their own kind -- even blood kin. Before we begin to worry about the danger from a few wolves, let us take a lesson from their strict hierarchy order.
As a person who has walked with wolves, sat on God's earth and played and scratched bellies and, been licked affectionately in the face. I'll tell you something that may come as a great surprise. Wolves are just another breed of dogs. Not unlike Siberian Huskies which are used extensively to work in captivity. Even now, there are thousands of places in Alaska, Canada and Siberia that are accessible only by dog sleds or helicopters. Last time I heard, few Eskimos own helicopters.
I have seen wild dogs -- dogs abandoned by their owners and forced to fend for themselves do outrageous things a Wolf would never do. Wolves are predators by nature, just like Lions, Bears, and Mankind -- except wolves and bears kill only for food -- never for sport. Wolves left to their own devises will feed on weak, lame, and injured, animals. Ever wonder what happens to the deer wonded by a hunter, but not killed?
Wolves are not out to prove how smart they are to bring down a prized bull or a healthy elk, though a pack could easily do it. Like all animals, they take the course of least resistance and feed on the easiest prey. And don't think they are not smart. They know who their enemies are and try to avoid them. Unfortunately, there is little defense against a 30-30 Winchester rifle in the hands of a sneaking ambusher.
Just like to make one other point. National Forests are government land just as are National Parks. Many, many thousands of acres of government land are leased to self-serving ranchers for a small fraction of what it should cost. Many of them are making out like bandits which, to my way of thinking, is exactly what they are.
TRUE LOVE WAITS What is wrong with recreational sex?
A question not hard to answer when you consider consequences such as, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases. But there is deeper, much deeper harm. It is abuse of one of mankind’s greatest gifts.
Sex is meant as an attraction to bring lovers together for the purpose of procreation. Bring lovers together -- the key word here is LOVERS. That is not a person you commit a sex act with as the term is so often used. A lover is someone you are fond of, like to be with, share hopes, dreams and desires, and are totally devoted to -- excluding all others.
Before any couple considers having sex they should already be in love. In love enough to commit to eternal marriage. There are far too many little children being born to single mothers as a result of recreational sex. Growing up in today’s crowded world with all the peer pressure youngsters encounter is hard enough to overcome without adding to their woes by having only one nurturing adult in the home. When children mature in an environment of paternal love and devotion they are better equipped to function in society. It has always been that way and it always will be.
Regardless of how great the joy of climax may seem while high on alcohol, crack cocaine, or marijuana, the risk outweighs it a hundred to one. I guarantee, an orgasm with a partner you truly love and are devoted to spend forever with is ecstasy unequaled. Sexual gratification is a precious gift. Don’t waste it foolishly.
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"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Rusty Rucker posts are from previously published monthly columns of my late father that had been lost until I discovered Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
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