Getting ready to hit the road. I have a load that has to deliver in Valdosta, Georgia by midnight. But it’s to a distribution center, so no one really cares when I get it there. Still, there’s no point in dragging my feet here. Christmas went pretty well. It felt really odd to just be […]
Just getting into Charlotte, on my way to Kings Mountain. I spent the night at a truck stop in Statesville because I was going to be so late coming. Listening to John Boy and Billy. It’s hard going. I’ve been listening to this shtick since I was a kid (yes, they’re that old). It got […]
I just took a picture of an old Mack truck in Ellerbe, North Carolina. I pulled over at a lot to jot down my new load info, and this Mack said “Hey. How’s it going?” Someone obviously put a lot of care into restoring this old truck. I wish it hadn’t been so overcast and […]
I’m in West Virginia. I-77 northbound, at about mile marker 117. I just passed a sign that read “Entering Polymer Alliance Zone”. Ummm … okay. Does this mean I should keep an eye on the hills overlooking the highway for possible attacks by the Polymer Alliance? And if so, what exactly are their goals and/or […]
Today is the Winter Solstice. This, to me, is the apex of the winter season and the reason for Yule. It’s a special time of year for me. Don’t get me wrong. Christmas is special to me, too. But for a different reason. Christmas is more of an important family and seasonal tradition. But when […]
Huntsville, Alabama. Picked up a load bound for Garysburg, North Carolina. I’m passing the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. It’s always cool to see the old Apollo era rockets, and a space shuttle attached to its boosters. Every time I pass there I wonder … Think I’m too old for Space Camp?
I just saw a sign on a Taco Bell that read “Here for the holidays – Chicken Enchilada”. I’m wondering. Is the chicken enchilada part of the traditional Mexican Christmas celebrations? Who knew? Hopefully everyone caught that I’m being sarcastic. But I have to admit that I’ve gotten somewhat misty thinking about all the seasonal […]
Overcast skies and a gray day determined, I am that somewhere in the mists a part of me awaits ready for renewal and rebirth ready to be strong determined that no matter the depth of her betrayals that I will not and I cannot begin to again live within the cold confines of once formidable […]
Springfield, Illinois. I’m in a dock at a customer, being unloaded. I left yesterday morning at 10:00 and drove all day (and night), broken up by a few short sleep periods. Altogether this trip was over 1,000 miles. Being this far out of the company’s usual freight lanes (and delivering early this morning) means my […]
At Mama’s. I had a surprise early weekend. I delivered Thursday in Kinston, North Carolina, and was afraid the company would send me into the NorthEast. But instead they gave me a load that picked up in Dillon, South Carolina and delivers Monday morning in Springfield, Illinois. So my weekend is Friday and Saturday this […]
