A bunch of useless crap
Published on February 20, 2007 By MasonM In Blogging
I'm parked at the truck stop on top of the mountain in Monteagle, TN for the night. I made pretty decent time today. I was planning on making my first stop, in IL, tomorrow afternoon but when I called them this morning to make delivery arrangements the guy told me they only accept deliveries in the mornings. So I set it up for Thursday morning. That will still allow me time to make the WI delivery Thursday afternoon.

I had a pretty decent country dinner here. Catfish, coleslaw, green beans, cornbread, strawberry cobbler, and iced tea. It was tonight's special. Seven bucks.

After I had finished my dinner I was working on my laptop running the mileage numbers and driving hours for my trip. A couple of old guys walked by as I was doing this and I heard one of them say something about "...damn high tech hippies are everywhere these days...". That cracked me up. That's now gonna be my new CB handle; The High Tech Hippie.

I've started knitting another sock. This one is being done in a blue sport weight cotton yarn. The thinner yarn is a bit harder to work with as the stitches are a tad harder to see. I guess I'll have to break down, admit I'm getting old, and put on my friggin glasses.

I'm hoping I didn't eat any bad food or catch a bug or something. I'm suddenly not feeling very well the past couple of hours. I have a very upset stomach and am feeling a bit weird in the head. I'm kind of light headed, almost dizzy. I'm also extremely thirsty, probably dehydrated as a result of the upset stomach. I'm chugging Gatorade in an attempt to stay ahead of the dehydration.

Ah well, maybe it'll pass by morning.

Either way, the High Tech Hippie rides again!

Comments
on Feb 20, 2007
Gee, mate, I hope the $7 special didn't include bonus bacteria... Keep up the fluids, you hippy, you
on Feb 20, 2007
Hope whatever it is it passes quickly.. I know bad pun.. Put your glasses on... or not... soon you'll be able to do it w/out looking...

High Tech Hippie... hmmmmmm interesting...


Drive safe & keep the shiny side up, and stay between the ditches...
on Feb 20, 2007
High Tech Hippie . . . now there's a good handle.
on Feb 20, 2007

Gee, mate, I hope the $7 special didn't include bonus bacteria... Keep up the fluids, you hippy, you


Thanks. I'm kinda wondering if it wasn't those tortillas I got yesterday at that little Mexican food stand
on Feb 20, 2007

Hope whatever it is it passes quickly.. I know bad pun.. Put your glasses on... or not... soon you'll be able to do it w/out looking...



High Tech Hippie... hmmmmmm interesting...



Is ok, I used the same bad pun

I'm gonna have to either wear the glasses for this one or only knit in bright light. Sucks getting old.



Drive safe & keep the shiny side up, and stay between the ditches...



on Feb 20, 2007

High Tech Hippie . . . now there's a good handle.


Yeah, it struck my funny bone.
on Feb 20, 2007
I'm kinda wondering if it wasn't those tortillas I got yesterday at that little Mexican food stand


ruff! ruff! bow-wow-wow-wow...   
on Feb 20, 2007

I'm kinda wondering if it wasn't those tortillas I got yesterday at that little Mexican food stand


ruff! ruff! bow-wow-wow-wow...   


Yeah, either that or they import their cooking water all the way from Mexico.
on Feb 20, 2007
Yeah, either that or they import their cooking water all the way from Mexico.


maybe you can combat the bug with some Tecate or Corona?   

(heh, worth a try!)
on Feb 20, 2007

Yeah, either that or they import their cooking water all the way from Mexico.


maybe you can combat the bug with some Tecate or Corona?   

(heh, worth a try!)


Ugh, couldn't even consider that right now. Hard enough keeping down Gatorade.
on Feb 20, 2007
I agree, lightly sugared fluids like gatorade: the sugar's actively absorbed by the gut and the water follows by osmosis. Small amounts frequently. Gravol's useless. Only time I ever call into work sick is the first day of stomach flu. Wishing you well Mason; that's all I got.
on Feb 21, 2007

I agree, lightly sugared fluids like gatorade: the sugar's actively absorbed by the gut and the water follows by osmosis. Small amounts frequently. Gravol's useless. Only time I ever call into work sick is the first day of stomach flu. Wishing you well Mason; that's all I got.


Thanks. It was a rough night, but still here. I think it's going to be a long day.
on Feb 23, 2007

Well HiTechHippie,  looks like I"m getting here too late...

You're all better by now,  thank goodness!   I wondered myself if it might have been the coleslaw,  what with mayonaise in it......sitting out toooooooooo long!!  ???

It sounded good ( the meal)  until I realized I was reading the blog about how and when ya got ill!

THere's a lot to be said for home cooked meals..!!  Stay well now