In February of this year I received a ticket for 'improper lane change' while driving my rig through Georgia. The ticket was bogus. The cop was standing up the road, outside of his car using his laser gun. I signaled, waiting for the lane to clear, and moved over so as to not pass too closely to the cop. Well, he says I cut off a car when I changed lanes which was pure bull. He was just looking to write a ticket. Well, anyway, my court date was the 19th of last month, but I was hauling a...

After my desperate attempt to escape my life ended in miserable failure and injury I am reflecting on just where I am in life and what the hell I have to live for. Know what? I can't think of a single thing to keep on trudging through life for. My back troubles have literally made it impossible for me to work. If I could get disability the system is set up to make it a long drawn out affair, during which I'll be homeless and starving. My girlfriend of 7 years wants to split up because I...

I headed out on the Appalachian Trail as planned. The first day and night went pretty well, hiked several miles and found a great spot to set up camp. There was a pretty good storm that first night but the tent held up well. The second day was another story. I have had a bad back for quite some time now which gives me a great deal of trouble. It is the main reason I had to quit my job. Driving a truck was causing me far too much pain, to the point I could hardly walk on some days. The bad ...

I am sitting here having my morning coffee and tying up a few last minute loose ends. The day has arrived. Everything is ready to go. A little later this morning I will strap on my backpack and depart my house for the last time; never to return. At this point I reflect upon my mixed feelings about this adventure I am about to undertake. A great sense of anticipation of what is to come. A sense of loss for the things and people I leave behind. A chapter in the book of my life is coming...

...or does there seem to be a wave of "touchiness" going on here at JU lately? I'm seeing a lot of snapping and lashing out on seemingly small remarks. Is it the weather? It seems to be getting worse every day. A lot of sniping going on. What gives?

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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While medical researchers continue to conduct study after study on the causes of cancer in people today, most of which are conducted solely to propagate the incomes of the researchers, I have conducted my own extensive research on this subject. (Is that a whopper of a sentence, or what?) My research may have a great deal more credibility than that of others because I do not stand to make a single dollar from it. (Although a Nobel Prize wouldn't be refused). I have conducted this research s...

While medical researchers continue to conduct study after study on the causes of cancer in people today, most of which are conducted solely to propagate the incomes of the researchers, I have conducted my own extensive research on this subject. (Is that a whopper of a sentence, or what?) My research may have a great deal more credibility than that of others because I do not stand to make a single dollar from it. (Although a Nobel Prize wouldn't be refused). I have conducted this research s...

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????

There have recently been two articles written that kinda made me stop and think. Am I being chastized here? Or inulted? Or am I just coincedentally invloved? One article involves writing articles with express intention of gaining comments. OK. I did write one "list" article which asked for people to add to the list. Yes, the article does ask for input (comments) from readers. Was the article written with the sole intention of gaining comments and points? A resounding NO! This article was a...

I got a phone call from Sears this morning. "Your order has arrived, you may pick it up any time". Order? What order? Turns out Jo Ann ordered a new stove and range hood about a week ago. I knew the old stove was on it's last legs (chicken of course) and I recall a discussion wherein she said we wanted to get a new one. Guess I must have said "OK". Ok, we picked them up and got them home. Brand new smooth surface stove, the one with the glass cooking surface. A the range hood turns out ...

I have been suffering from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrom) since I was a teenager. I am now 42 years old. As time has passed the condition has steadily progressed from a minor annoyance to what is now at times a nearly incapacitating illness. It is far more common than most people think. Most sufferers don't like to talk about the illness due to it's rather unpleasant symptoms. Not exactly "table talk". So, what is IBS? IBS is a functional bowel disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract...