Gender: male Date of Birth: April 18, 1943 Member Since: July 07, 2005 Last Signed In: August 27, 2007 Profile Views: 76 Blog Views: 774 HEY, THIS MIGHT BE THE CAT'S MEOW 5 YEAR OLD SHOT BY COP EMAIL FROM LEON HALE; MTN BOOMERS A "BETTER THAN "WHAT?" CAKE HOT WEATHER HELP SHOULD THEY MANIPULATE HURRICANES? WHERE DO THE LIDS GO? HERE'S ONE FOR PILOT SHOULD CHATTY TODDLER AND MOM BE BOOTED OFF PLANE? RECEIPTS FROM THIS MOVIE TO HELP WILDLIFE July 05 August 05 September 05 October 05 November 05 December 05 January 06 February 06 March 06 April 06 May 06 June 06 July 06 August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 
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Have you ever been lonely? Have you ever been blue? Sorry about that folks those two lines just popped into the noggin.
Have you ever been so far down in the dumps you didn't want to get out of bed and face the world? Did you ever get to where tomorrow didn't matter and if it didn't happen for you you didn't care in the least? Did it ever seem like you couldn't get over a hurdle in your life and trying seemed hopeless? Did you ever feel like you had absolutely no energy nor the drive to do anything? Did you ever get to the point you had no care about what you said and to whom you said it? Have you ever been checked for depression? I don't know if there geographic limitations or not. A reader wrote back saying he/she knows of someone who applied for help at the Gulf Bend Center and has been over two months and is still waiting to be seen. Rusty called, got an appointment and waltzed right into the heriatage office at the Jackson County medical Center in Edna Thursday and was screened. The specialist said, "You had 21 of 30 so you really are very depressed. Come back next Thursday and see Dr. XXXXX." Medicare and the supplemental insurance is supposed to cover it all. Otherwise, Rusty would stay at home. Seriously, folks, if you have serious issues, it's no disgrace to seek help. Not to seek is one. Who knows, you might just end up getting a piece of paper saying you're sane afterall.
Someone said to hang old CD disks and aluminum pie pans around fruit trees and berry vines to keep the birds away? Does this work on mockingbirds?
With our blogger JEANNIE revealing her hubby may have PROSTATE CANCER, this is being posted. Back in May, Dr. Jack Graham of New Mexico sent me this. "I highly recommend the prostate therapy I had. It is called Proton Beam Therapy and it is only offered in a couple areas at the present but it is about to explode as the treatment of the future. MD Anderson in Houston just opened theirs. I can give you more info if you need it, just write or call. (505) 623-8100. Good to have heard from you and May God Bless. Jack"
How many of you have tried to eliminate fire ants by pouring the dry granules of uncooked grits on their mounds?
What were the results?
Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE? Should an able bodied man EXPECT a woman to "support him"? What do you think of a man who expects her to?
Rusty has quite a time with his suspenders, called galluses by the old timers. The narrow "dress" ones don't last too long due to weak snaps burdened by too much "stuff" in Rusty's pockets.
When the larger, more substantial ones are worn, there are other issues. Although the snaps are lots stronger, they're no match for the friction of sliding sideways when taking a vehicle seat. Restrained by a human back pressing them against the seat back, the snaps can't fly up and hit Rusty on the ear like they can when they mysteriously come apart in mid-air. It must be quite a sight watching an old gray headed feller standing in a half way squat to prevent the added strain being too much for the precariously holding other strap. Evidently feeling sorry for the old guy trying desparately to reach around his back, some kind soul often comes to his rescue. The only problem with that is non-suspender wearers aren't aware that it's best to just clamp the snap only on the waist band of his pants. What often occurs is that either/or a chunk of skivvie waist band or shirt tail, or both, is caught in the jaws of the snap. That's no problem until the wearer has a violent stomach pain needing immediate relief. The extra layer(s) of cloth prevents a rapid pants drop. This throws the victim into a tizzy opening the snap in an expeditious manner.
CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE RECIPE
Hi faithful readers. Every time Rusty returns from an outdoor trade show or outdoor writers conference he needs a packhorse to haul in the "loot". Mrs. Rusty has other names for it, “shtuff” being somewhat appropriate in a family blog. Besides whatever knowledge he imparts after such trips, Rusty has some product goodies to share with you. Among the first is a series of Cajun & Creole recipes from famous Southwest Louisiana eateries. Just to see if we can find the best way to share the recipes we’ll start by having you put your requests in the applicable comments spots. This will show interested potential prize donors how much traffic this sort of blog generates. Also, please send your requests and email address via the CONTACT RUSTY button. Thanks for your participation. From HUNTER’S HARLEQUIN STEAKS & SEAFOOD, Lake Charles, LA we have CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE ( A-2-FAY)SERVES SIX From STEAMBOAT BILL’S, Lake Charles, LA we get CRAWFISH PISTOLETTE. SERVES 12. Even though Rusty hasn’t experienced this South Louisiana dish, he came close. Marilyn Dawdy was the official caterer for several scheduled events and at hospitality suites during our conference. One night Marilyn served us Shrimp Etouffe Pistolettes. As some Cajun would say, “Mahn, dat was so good it’d make yo tongue slap yo brains out.” Hopefully, Rusty will be able to share a sample video of de good time we had Marilyn’s Veranda. State in “comments” whether or not you want the recipe or a sample of Cajun music or both. Rev. 1. In the interest of space we're grouping the recipes in one blog. Please indicate which ones you want. Thanks, Rusty From ISLAND TERRACE, HARRAH’S CASINO, LAKE CHARLES, LA we get CRAB CAKES. SERVES 25 BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE FREE CAJUN & CREOLE RECIPES. BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE From PUJO STREET CAFÉ, Lake Charles, LA. BBQ SHRIMP FOR TWO FREE CAJUN & CREOLE RECIPES. From Big Daddy’s Cajun Seafood & Steaks, Iowa, LA We have BBQ SHRIMP FOR TWO. WATCH FOR MORE RECIPES
HI: Thanks to those of you who asked if Rusty is still around. No, he didn't drown in Lake Charles but some much anticipated outdoor events were rained out, especially the shooting day. We didn't get to shoot the new rifles, handguns and rifles. One of the fund raiser events was an auction which featured a Smith & Wesson 460 caliber stainless handgun. More later when the body is more rested.
Rusty's too tired to tell the whole story so will make it short tonight, Soschen axed Brousard, "Hey, Brousard, how come you be walkin' dat way." Brousard replied, "Soschen, I was in a great big rush to git to a meetin' wit dose outdoor writin' peoples. I'd washed my tee shirt, scivvie britches and socs out in de sink and the scivvie britches didn't git dry soon enough. Sos, I's just took the hair drying heater ting to 'em and dryed dem right out. De only ting was I didn't tink about how hot de skivvies wuz when I put 'em on."
Thursday at 2 pm Rusty has a job interview down on Matagorda Peninsula. His big dread is the going home traffic getting around Houston onto eastbound I-10. He wants to be at a stopping place near Orange before dark. Hoping to stay the night with old friends, he has to be in Lake Charles, LA Friday morning. There, he'll help set up displays and registration equipment and materials for the Saturday start of a national conference of outdoor communicators.
The MAPTECH display he's to tend for about five days is on table #40 of how many?? The event will be bittersweet. Seeing old friends and finding out how many of the old timers have passed on. Rusty already knows of three old friends who are gone. They'll likely be toasted with piles of crawfish, shrimp and crab shells fresh out of the boiling pots. Somebody has to eat their shares. Hopefully there'll be new information and outdoor products and developments to share with you. One goal is to lasso some new story assignments. Sometimes, Rusty doesn't mind serving as press angler in the big fishing tournaments. Too bad our son and Rusty weren't able to take advantage of a trip won to fish Lake Guererro down in Mexico several years ago.
Rusty GOT to see Joel & Marty Vance this past week. Joel is a retired writer for the Missouri Conservationisat magazine and several books, GRANDMA AND THE BUCK DEER comes to mind. Seems like a whitetailed buck got his rack caught in grannie's clothes line complete with a whole load of wash. They had quite a time.
As one story goes, Joel and his missus Marty were driving down the road one snowy night and happened upon a baby skunk. Apparently its dead mama was lying in the road. They took pity on the little orphan and took it home with them. The easiest way to keep the nearly frozen waif warm was to put it in bed with Joel. Someone later asked, "Well, what about the smell?" Marty Vance replied, "The skunk will get used to it." Joel and Marty just laughed and never confirmed or denied the story. Some of Joel's former co-workers replied, "I don't know about the skunk but the story sounds just like him to stop and take orphan babies home to care for."
The guy at the breakfast table asked, "What's today's date?" When his wife told him he broke out in uncontrolable sobs. She asked, "What's all the blubberin' about?" He replied, "Do you remember the night your dad caught us in the back seat of my Buick? And he said, "You marry her or you'll do 20 years in the pen." "Yeah, so?" "I'd be getting out today."
Rusty just finished reading the book MEN WHO HATE WOMEN & THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM. It was written by Dr. Susan Forward about women trapped in marriages and relationships with misogynistic partners. Someone commented, "It's kind of spooky isn't it?" in reference to the fact that it sounded too much like some gremlin has been riding on Rusty's shoulder all these years and coaching the author. Since his stroke he's gotten worse.
Unresolved rage and the feelings of "not being in control" weigh pretty heavy on such men and wreak havoc in their families. Does this touch any nerves?
JACK & THE BEAR STALK. The Advocate carried a photo today of a 15 lb. orange house cat looking at a black bear, maybe a cub, well up a pine tree. Evidently, the bear came down from one tree and Jack chased it back up another. When the owners called the cat home, the bear skedadled. For pic and story go http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/... target='_blank'>HERE
A gal wrote to Dear Abby bellyaching about a couple who she and her hubby invited out for a meal. When it was over the other couple never offered to pay their part of the $250.00 tab or the $50 tip.
If someone invites us out to dinner (supper where we came from) we usually ask what the terms are. Does the inviting party expect to pick up the whole tab? Is each couple going Dutch? Isn't it best for all parties to understand BEFORE the meal begins? What is reasonable for a couple to spend on a meal out? It's been a long time since we felt we could drop $150.00 for the two of us. In fact, it's doubtful that we EVER spent that much.
GrifterXT sent us this: THE SNEEZE
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears. This class would not pray during the commencements——not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it. The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches,but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families. The speeches were nice, but they were routine.....until the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 92 students,every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!! The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, " GOD BLESS YOU, each and eve ry one of you!" And he walked off stage... The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!In God We Trust, United We Stand. This is a true story; happened at the University of Maryland. It's inspiring. RUSTY HERE: HOORAY FOR THEM.
Governor slick hair wants to install $5 million worth of cameras: OOPS, let me start over: The governor wants to SPEND $5 MILLION installing cameras along the border. Rusty agrees with the person who said, "It'd do more good investing that money in small Mexican towns so they wouldn't need to cross the border."
Besides that, what all scenerios can you dream up about the use of and fate of those cameras? Especially if they're connected to the Internet for everybody to monitor? How many false "observations" will be reported as smokescreens to draw attention from other REAL border concerns? How long will these cameras stay in place? What's your take on all this?
Someone hit on one of Rusty's pet peeves recently in the Advocate. While sitting at an on ramp or street corner wanting to enter the right hand lane, an oncoming driver stays in the same lane when the other lane(s) is or are open. This really makes Rusty mad at himself when he does something as stupid when just paying attention he could have made the situation better for the other driver.
QUESTION: Are these drivers: Stupid? Distracted? Uncaring clods? Unconsious? Keeping their ears warm? or Just plain (Frankly, my dear) don't give a dammn? Granted, many are on the phone. Is that a legitimate excuse? What are your peeves about local drivers? What about slower moving vehicles with Texas License Plates not courteously pulling onto the wide shoulder lane to let somebody with a destination by to travel at a higher speed? I realize states like Oklahoma will nail us for doing that but "this ain't Oklahoma"
GARON SENT:
Two Cajun commercial fishermen, Boudreaux & Thibodeaux went out in The Gulf of Mexico fishing. They were gone a couple of months. On their return, they noticed a Taco Bell had been built while they were away. Boudreaux turns to Thibodeaux and says, "Look at dat, we not gone no time and dem Mexicans done come over here and built a telephone company!"
In the supermarket shopper section in today's vicad someone wrote in protesting seeing birds flying around loose in grocery stores. Do YOU fear they'll spread bird flu?
Store personnel calling senior citizens "Young" chapped some enough to change stores. What do you think of this? What bothers you when shopping?
One of the largest najor league baseball umpires, Eric Gregg died of a stroke at 55.
One of the stories I like about him is told former Phillies manager, Larry Bowa, n Game Five of the 1997 NL championship series against Atlanta, Florida's Livan Hernandez struck out 15 batters and the Braves' Greg Maddux fanned nine as the teams combined to set a championship series record with 25 in the Marlins' 2-1 win. Eight players were called out and several more fell behind in the count as Gregg appeared to make the plate wider than its usual 17 inches. "Eric will be ever known for one game, but I don't think that's fair," Braves pitcher John Smoltz said. Larry Bowa, a coach for the Phillies in the 1990s, remembered a steamy day in Florida when Lenny Dykstra argued balls and strikes with Gregg, hoping an ejection would give him an extra day off. "Eric said, 'Lenny, I know exactly what you want me to do. You want me to run you out of this game.' And he says, 'If I got to stay in this heat, you got to stay in this heat, so it doesn't matter what you call me, how many times you call me, I'm not running you out of this game,"' Bowa said.
Here's a link to a story about a Montana gal whose Internet sleuthing efforts find potential terrorists, including two in the U.S. http://www.washingtonpost.c... target='_blank'>HERE
Grandma's birth control pills.....
The doctor that had been seeing an 80-year-old woman for most of her life, finally retired. At her next checkup, the new doctor told her to bring a list of all the medicines that had been prescribed for her. As the young doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized she had a prescription for birth control pills. "Mrs. Smith, do you realize these are BIRTH CONTROL pills?" "Yes, they help me sleep at night." "Mrs. Smith, I assure you there is absolutely NOTHING in these that could possibly help you sleep!" She reached out and patted the young Doctor's knee. "Yes, dear, I know that. But every morning, I grind one up and mix it in the glass of orange juice that my 16 year old granddaughter drinks... And believe me, it helps me sleep at night." You gotta love Grandmas!
AND WE THINK WE HAVE IT BAD. For the story complete with photos hit the CONTACT RUSTY LINK and I'll send you a copy.
Bill Seeger sent us this.
SINGING IN CHURCH A minister decided to do something a little different one Sunday morning. He said "Today, in church, I am going to say a single word and you are going to help me preach. Whatever single word I say, I want you to sing whatever hymn that comes to your mind." The pastor shouted out "CROSS." Immediately the congregation started singing in unison, "THE OLD RUGGED CROSS." The pastor hollered out "GRACE" The congregation began to sing "AMAZING GRACE, how sweet the sound." The pastor said "POWER." The congregation sang "THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD." The Pastor said "SEX." The congregation fell into total silence. Everyone was in shock. They all nervously began to look around at each other afraid to say anything. Then all of a sudden, way from in the back of the church, a little old 87 year old grandmother stood up and began to sing "PRECIOUS MEMORIES." Gotta Love Little Old Ladies. Laugh often ... it burns calories
Some wives would probably say that Rusty got some new toys today. Actually, the U.S. BOATING CHARTS and TERRAIN NAVIGATOR PRO Maptech products are for serious study for the next week or so. They are introductory items to a display Rusty has to set up and promote at a national outdoor writers conference Rusty's going to shortly.
From the outlines on the boating charts package, it's obvious that it has complete U.S, coastline coverage including Alaska, probably Hawaii and the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. There's also Offshore navigator Lite GPS software too. The term Raster Charts is new to me. The Complete state coverage of Texas 18 CDs for the TERRAIN NAVIGATOR PRO. Gotta go study.
In today's Advocate there was a piece saying lots more women that men are going to college and getting degrees. Why is this?
Are all the men just laying around planning their next drunk, hit, or baby making session?
In spite of warnings about 37,500 Hondurans and 2,200 Nicaraguans who fail to renew work permits by today are subject to being deported. For more http://www.washingtonpost.c... target='_blank'>HERE
They're saying Marines needlessly killed 24 civilians some months back. How in the hell are you supposed to fight a war when you don't know who to shoot at? To me, this is just like that crap in Viet Nam, who do you trust? and who do you shoot? If one of my best buddies was blown up right before my eyes, what's to say that old Rusty wouldn't go berserk and blow hell out of anything left wiggling? Iraq is going to have to expect a certain amount of that. If Bush is so dammmed concerned about it he can get his head out of his happy a$$ and bring all of our troops home. That's BULL HOCKEY some wuusy came up with "training the next bunch how to fight in Iraq."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/... target='_blank'>HERE
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