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Episode No. 29

OK, this is the final Episode. Rusty died in July of 2001, and did not further columns after this one, what with his health failing. I was unable to retrieve October 2000 or August 2000, as all attempts returned 404 pages from his server. I am thinking of continuing Rusty style columns in the future, if there is any demand by my readership for such, maybe on the tune of one per week or one per month. I am still thinking about it and would entertain comments from you Rusty fans as whether to do such and if so, how often you would like to see them done. Until then:

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 part of it.

April fool 2001 Updated regularly -- Totally new first of every month.

Well sir, the stock market has a whole passel of folks having bad dreams at night. I don’t know any answers. If I did, I would be wealthy, but one thing I know -- it’s not gonna do any good worrying about it. I figured out a long time ago -- no use in worrying about something you can’t do anything about. I expect what will happen -- the small investors who can’t afford to take the losses will sell out, driving prices down even more. Then, those who got big money will buy low priced stock -- drive prices back up -- then sell and clean up. I reckon stocks are just like money. Not worth a nickel until or unless you spend it. No need to sell out now and take a loss. Hold on ‘til prices are back up then sell if you want to..

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The following was written by my good friend Laurie. It says something we all need to hear.

"Fate is what life hands you. Destiny is what you do with it."

Hello..Just wanted to write down a few of the things that have been on my mind lately. I have lots of questions. What is happening to the world? What is happening to our school children, when they take weapons to class? Why do we send billions of dollars to third world countries, when we have starving people in our own country? We have become totally self absorbed...not knowing our neighbors, or even worse........fearing them because they look a little different, and don't fit into our "mold".

What is wrong with some people who cannot get a "grip" on life, and constantly whine that whatever is wrong in THEIR lives is someone elses fault? We all have choices in our lives...every single day. The choices we make today will have an impact on us farther down the road. If we make the wrong ones, then we should make the best of it, and move on. No one is perfect....me included, but if we see that we don't like what our lives have become...then change it!

Why is it that we have so many babies born to babies? I have been told that "this is the 21st century...things change".....Yep....true. Things change. I just don't believe that a girl that isn't even able to drive, is old enough to take on the responsibilites of parenthood. Its been said that the new generation is quite "street smart"....and that may be true. But crawling in the back seat of a car and making a baby , doesn't show much "smarts" to me. I have noticed in the papers, that someone who is 15 is referred to as a "woman" or "man"......how insane! They may have the physical appearance of an adult, but thats where it ends.

Also, this country needs to realize that you can't please EVERYONE! Someone is going to feel neglected, abused, ignored, and "put-upon". ... no matter what. When the constitution was written, I don't believe that meant it was just fine and dandy for someone with a mouth like a sewer should spew garbage and call it music. Since we are a free country, we allow these people to make lots of money peddling the crap to our kids...and more parents need to step up and say flat "NO!". Free to "express" ones self? Please. Just like the mother in the grocery store who cannot even discipline her child for fear of going to jail if she pops the child on his little bottom. We cannot give a toddler a hug, for fear of being accused of being some pervert.This is insanity!

What I think would help immensely, would be for people to have a little more respect...not just for others, but for themselves as well. I am sure something else will bug me soon...but for now.....thanks for listening to the rambling ....... just had to get some things off my chest.

Thanks for the ride. Y'all come back now ... Ya hear!!!

Today the world is the victim of propaganda because people are not intellectually competent. More than anything the United States needs effective citizens competent to do their own thinking. --William Mather Lewis

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Posted by Tiger at August 18, 2003 11:20 PM