For reasons I won't go into here I have decided to forsake the bonds of our modern "civilized" society in favor of a simpler, more free life. Life in our modern world has become a daily trudge through a stressful serious of work days broken by the occassional day off to "decompress" for a short time. We are constantly inundated with media messages telling us what we "can't live without", what we should buy, think, look like, and feel like. And, like lemmings, we follow the crowd through th...

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Just got home from the road. Has been a really good tour this time. I got to tour some very beautiful scenery. After I left home I hauled a load up to Wisconsin where I loaded a large sweeper (had a 20 foot broom) and a small power unit. The power unit was going to Twin Falls, ID and the sweeper was going to the seaport in Seattle, WA where it was to be loaded on a ship headed for Japan. The ride out to Seattle was great. I got to cruise across Iowa, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, and Wa...

Just got home from the road and was going to write a new article. I keep getting a "not authorized to access this page" screen. WHat's up????

Truckers have a unique culture and language, most of which is totally incomprehensible to the average person. We are, for the most part an honest, surley, hard-working, rough-cut bunch of men and women who live in a world most people have no idea even exists. The average person, one who doesn't know (and doesn't want to know) a trucker, sees truckers as an impedement to their driving, and a bunch of uneducated rednecks driving around fouling up traffic. It may surprise these people to kno...

I am fortunate in that my lifestyle allows me the opportunity to travel full time. As a trucker, I spend the bulk of my days cruising down the highways, streets, and country roads of the U.S. looking at the scenery as it drifts by. Occasionally I will stop to look at some particularly beautiful scenery or check out some interesting looking tourist trap. One of my favorite pastimes is wandering the streets in some some burg that I haven't visited before, checking out the little shops, diners, ...

Hello all. Finally repaired my not-so-trusty laptop and am now able to get back online. I am writing this from the sleeper of my truck while parked (much to the relief of my fellow motorists) in a Flying J truckstop in Sioux Falls, SD. It's really great to get a nice high-speed WiFi connection without having to carry the gear out of the truck. I am currently on my way to Tacomah, WA from Wisconsin hauling a 40,000 lbs snow blower. I have to deliver it to the sea port so it can take a b...

Hello everyone. My poor old laptop finally gave up the ghost. The harddrive went south on me so I haven't been online much at all. Just using the computers in the public library whenever I get the chance. I hope to buy a new harddrive for it in a couple of weeks and then can be online more and post some new articles. A lot has changed since I last checked in. I am still living in Florida, but am back to driving a truck because the income is so much better. I am leaving in the morning (if...

I just finished my second week at the new job. Last night I was asked if I would be interested in applying for a promotion to a management position. I was really surprised as I have only been there two weeks. My manager told me about an opening and said that he would really like it if I would apply for it. He said he'd recommend me for it to the hiring manager as I have a strong management background. I guess I'm doing something right. I brought the promotion application home with me an...

I have been in orientation/training since I started my new job. They are teaching us company policies and procedures, their software, products, and the State/Federal laws which govern the industry. (Telecommunications). While a great deal of this is old hat for me as I have been in the telecommunications industry most of my life, there is some company specific information that is very important for the job. In the beginning there were 22 people in the training class. Now, just over a week ...

I have started doing some writing and will be posting sections of it in my blog as I go along. I am hoping to get some critique on the story as well as the writing itself. I'd really appreciate it. The story will be called J'Abar (at least for now) and I will be posting the sections titled as "J'Abar 1a, J'Abar 1b" ect.... They will be in the "Art section" for anyone who cares to give them a read and (hopefully) provide some feedback. Thanks all.

Wow, I have really missed JU this past week. My modem took a lightening jolt last Sunday and hasn't worked since. I finally got around to buying a new one and some heavy duty surge protection today. The new job is going great, It's already been suggested that I could see a promotion after 90 days. That's a good deal, I can use the money. I found a house to buy. I went by and looked at it today and, after negotiating the price down to 1/3 the asking price, I agreed to take it. It has an ...

In the small southern Virginia community where I lived for over seven years people are very friendly. As you walk or drive down the street, people wave as you pass by and you wave back. It really doesn't matter whether you know them, it's just the neighborly thing to do. Folks stop on the sidewalk or in the store and chat a while with each other. When they ask how you're doing, they actually mean "How are you doing?". It's not just platitude uttered in passing. They actually want to know h...

It's amazing how life can do an about face so suddenly you have to stop and ask "what the hell just happened?". A couple of weeks ago I was just about as low as a person can get. I was unemployed, in physical and emotional pain, and depressed to the point of just giving up. I just couldn't see how things could ever get better. This past weekend I moved to Florida to stay at my mother's house while I looked for work and a place to live. I really didn't feel hopeful about the employment pros...