Rusty's Ramblings 

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da (La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la)

October 14, 2025

You guessed it. I was at the Paul McCartney show last week. It had been more than twenty years since I’d last seen him live, and I’m happy to report that the man, much like me, hasn’t aged. Unlike me, though, he still remembers every word to every song. We should all have that kind

Unpacking My Accidental Time Capsule …

September 29, 2025

The “fun car,” as TWWNCBUIP calls it (I just call it Silver, as in Hi Ho), has finally left the garage to get road-ready again. For years it sat quietly collecting dust while every shiny new car claimed the VIP parking space in our garage. Now it is with JTMWCFA (Jeff, the Man Who Can

Last week, I was living the high life.

September 1, 2025

Last week, I was living the high life. Birthday boy. Man of the hour. Poolside in Las Vegas, where the sun can be broiling but they think of everything, even iced towels to cool you down. My drinks came dressed with flowers, and I was lounging under my palm tree with an iced towel, reading

A Pothole So Big that it had it’s Own Zipcode

August 11, 2025

Just the other night, I was thinking about how some folks have told me they missed my little stories in these emails. A few of them even said they thought I was funny. So I brought this up while TWWNCBUIP and I were in front of the TV enjoying the latest rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond,

Clear Vision and a Missing Sock

I’m looking at the world through new eyes today. And no, I haven’t suddenly become deep and soulful. It’s just that my old man cataracts have been traded in for shiny new lenses that can see both near and far. Feels a bit like I can see clearly now…without having to break into song about

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