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PREMIER ISSUE OF: RUNE's Rag
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An electronic magazine dedicated to writers and
readers of every genre.
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Published by: ARNOLD'S PLUTONOMIE$, LTD. Vol. 1 No. 1
Thru: WRITERS BIZ BBS (Jan 1993)
1-314-774-5327 (1:284/201) (8:921/705)
Copyright 1992 ARNOLD'S PLUTONOMIE$, LTD.
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Information is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power; Share it. -- rla
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This magazine is going to be a representation of as many authors
as I can coerce into submitting high quality material. The topics
will range from Animal rights to Zymurgy done in fiction, poetry,
non-fiction, and more. I will strive to present a useful vehicle --
where you the reader, will receive a quality assortment of stories
and articles. Some of the articles will be unadulterated escapism,
simply for your pleasure centers -- others may curl your hair because
of being diametrically opposed to your point of view.
You, the reader will also have a voice in what is presented. There
will be a letters column presented in issues where space permits.
You are the most important part of the reader-writer process.
WELCOME, To "RUNE's Rag".
Your Editor: Evelyn Horine; Managing Editor: Rick Arnold
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If a man write a better book . . . the world will make a beaten path
to his door -- Emerson
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
A Political Statement -- ....... Marc Perkel Page 2
The Monster at the Pond -- ..... Terry Woodward Page 5
The Story of Ronald Frump -- ... Dave Bealer Page 9
The Weight? -- ................. Shelly L. Wright Page 11
Harry -- ....................... Chris Cooper Page 13
Good.zip -- .................... Carl Thames Page 16
Other Electronic Magazines -- .. Others......... Page 22
About RUNE'S RAG --............. Rick Arnold Page 23
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Marc Perkel is a business owner who resides in Springfield, Missouri.
He is the editor and publisher of The Thinking Magazine. Marc is
politically active locally and nationally; he thinks you should be
active in your community also.
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political comment
by Marc Perkel
DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD!
You don't know how glad I am Bill Clinton got elected President.
Things had been looking good all along but I just couldn't believe
it till it was over. I thought, before Clinton came out and gave
his acceptance speech, he should have had a fat lady sing.
I ended up sending out a total of 6000 letters to editors. But,
in spite of getting a phone bill that was about a half inch thick,
it only cost me about $1200 in phone charges. When it comes down
to it, I'll bet I hold the record for reaching the most number of
people for the least amount of money.
Now comes the hard part - actually turning the country around.
I think Clinton has a lot of good ideas, but he doesn't have any
great ideas. But, he's looking for great ideas and I'm trying to
find a way to get his attention. I'm looking for great ideas on
how to do this. I want to go to Clinton's economic summit. I've
written a few letters to him with some ideas. I faxed it to him
and sent it UPS Red to the governor's mansion in Little Rock.
Here's what I'm proposing:
Bill Clinton
Governors Mansion
1800 Center St.
Little Rock AR. 72206
Dear Mr. President,
I want to be part of your economic summit. I heard on the news that
you were looking for very sharp people with a variety of backgrounds.
Well, I'm very sharp and I have a variety of backgrounds.
I'm a small business owner (6 employees) of a high tech software
lab in Springfield Missouri. I sent out 6000 letters by fax
to the editors of 250 newspapers to help you get elected. But
the best reason for choosing me to be in the summit is that I
HAVE A PLAN to fix the economy.
I want to be involved in fixing America. I'm not looking for
a job, but I do want your ear. I'll help for free. I am the
kind of guy who is capable of coming up with a plan that will
work. I'm not talking about ordinary plans like Perot, Tsongas,
and Rudman are floating around. I'm talking about extraordinary
plans that involve ideas that no one has thought of. Ideas that
take the concept of "brilliant idea" to a new level.
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Let me present one of these ideas as a sample. I have a lot more
than this, but this shows the kind of ideas I'm talking about.
What I'm looking for is to be a consultant and bring you my
ideas and hope that you can make them real. I have the ability
to come up with the ideas that will work. I'm just a phone
call away.
==> Making America Smarter <==
What is the biggest item in the national budget? Is it
entitlements? Is it the interest on the debt? No! The
biggest expense we have is lack of intelligence. Lack of
intelligence costs us 2 trillion dollars a year.
"But, Marc," you might say, "How can lack of intelligence be
costing us 2 trillion dollars a year when the national budget
is only 1.6 trillion dollars?" Of that 2 trillion, 500 million
is waste and the other 1.5 trillion is money we COULD be making
if we were smart enough to make it. Follow me so far? OK, if
we had an additional 2 trillion dollars, we would not only
balance the budget but would pay off the national debt in short
order. It is my belief that if we raised the average American
IQ by 5% we could balance the budget. A 10% increase would pay
off the national debt.
So the question is, "How do we make Americans smarter?" I'm
glad you asked that question, Bill, because it is simple and
cheap and it's something that you can do. What you do as the
leader of America is to tell Americans that we are in an
intellectual race with the rest of the world. A race that
America MUST WIN. That it is the duty of all Americans to
show their patriotism by becoming 25% smarter than they are
today. And that if we Americans don't become smarter, we will
never get out of debt. We owe it to our children ...... etc. etc.
So much for talk. The next move is to back it up with action.
The first thing we need to get is a computer in every home.
Computers make people smarter. And to help make that happen
you offer a 100% tax credit for the purchase of computer
equipment for either business or personal use. We must have
computers everywhere because computers enhance the mind and
will help get us 25% smarter in a short period of time.
Second, you need to start the "Fiber 2000" plan. The Fiber
2000 plan would place a fiber optic data cable in every
business and 70% of American homes by the year 2000. We
will create a mental grid where information, and the tools to
access that information, are available as widely as possible.
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The next thing you will need to do is lead the nation in
"brain-ups." Brain-ups are like push-ups for the mind. There
have to be some mental exercises that people can come up with
for Americans to do every morning to make them smarter. We do
a little research and find out how to do it. People can write
books and flood the bookstore on becoming smarter. They would
do this because if you, as a leader, made it an issue of
national importance, then you would create the fad. Entrepreneurs
and writers would make a mint on filling America's need to
become smarter.
Finally, like the Kennedy ideas of the 1960s, you make getting
smart the "in thing" to do. You invite people to the white house
and give people medals for being smart and improving themselves.
You honor people for mental achievement. You create a competition
for best inventions; perhaps the company that produces the best
patents would get a year of no taxes. You give awards for
smartest high school in the country and everyone in the top 2%
of high schools gets to go to college for free.
When the results from this start to take effect -- and this
should happen in less than a year -- we should start to see
serious economic growth. Realistically, if you do a good job
of this, I think 15% to 30% growth in GNP per year is obtainable.
I sincerely believe we can balance the budget and pay off the
national debt by the year 2000. You will also see other side
effects on society. These would include a drastic reduction in
crime, drug use, unemployment, homelessness, and poverty. This
will expand the tax base.
We would no longer have to deal with the issue of term limits
because people would be smart enough to vote all ineffective
representatives out no matter how much money they spend. Just
think about it, Bill, imagine if Americans were smart enough to
figure out when politicians are lying to them. Can you imagine
that? Wouldn't that be incredible? Or imagine that the press
was aware enough to figure out that the economy is more important
than the draft issue and the public demands something more than
herd mentality from the press. Or imagine a country where
geniuses are honored the way football players are honored as
heroes.
America needs this to happen. And it is easily achievable.
There is no doubt in my mind it will work and that it addresses
the core of the problem. And this idea is just a sample of what
I can come up with. I have hundreds of ideas and you have the
ability to make these ideas real.
I'm just 5 hours up the road or a one hour plane flight away.
I am ready to come down there ANY TIME. Please call me.
Copyright 1992 Marc Perkel
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Terry Woodward born 1946, exactly nine months after Dad returned from
the war, majored in Psychology; was at Woodstock, but doesn't re-
member a thing. Spent time counseling couples and sociopaths (int-
eresting mix?). He's made a life study of how sexual inclination
influences daily life. Currently a computer consultant, writes mostly
horror, including real life horror. His novel _Fine Line_, is about
motivations of a serial killer. A new novel, _Cassie/Lillith_, is
about a woman who kills with sex. (my kind of girl)
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A short - macabre
by Terry Woodward
The Monster at the pond
Listen... You hear that rustle of weeds over by the edge of
the pond? That's ol' Billie. He's on the prowl, lookin' for a meal.
He's the 'gator I was telling you about. Near on to ten
feet long and must weigh as much as that Brahma bull Gramma raised
for the county fair. He's green as grass and got an attitude 'bout
as bad as a yard dog. He's got teeth like knives and they sorta flash
when he grins. Hide's tuff as a truck tire, too. He let me touch it
once but I had to run in and run out. It felt cold as the bottom of
a well and as rough as a cob to touch.