Day 2 of attack of the yuck bug. This unwelcome intruder has made itself at home, and appears for all intents and purposes to be as snug as a bug in a rug,...
The Trucker's Moon
10 years ago 3 comment
A late summer moon rises in the night. Full and round with its soft amber light. Watching quietly. Traveling patiently, Keeping vigile from it's path across the sky. A late summer moon rises...
The Great GATS by me, Sierra Sugar
10 years ago 2 comment
Now that we've all had a chance to finally sleep since the weekend, let me tell you a little bit about my first experience with the Great American Truck Show. Yes my first....
Diamond in the Rough - Truck Stop Review
10 years ago 0 comment
Farris Truck Stop - Big Rigs Restaurant Faucett, MO I-29 exit 35 This is the type of place I love to find. The diamond in the rough. It's the real truck stop. Sure...
The Trucker Path (pampered) Puppy
10 years ago 2 comment
Missy the pampered #TruckerPath puppy. 8:30am call time meant getting up at 5:30am for tea, coffee, getting dressed, pretrip inspection of the truck, and of course walking the four-legged, furbaby, Missy. We had...
#Trucking link and hash tag courtesy of Trucking Social Media Last night we pulled off to get fuel, but trucks were backed up onto the road and couldn't get into the truck stop....
The World Goes Round and Round
10 years ago 0 comment
If you remember a few weeks back we had truck problems. If you're in the trucking business, sooner or later everyone has them. Something is going to break that is going to cause...
Teaser Revealed The other day I mentioned I had a surprise that I couldn't reveal yet. Well things are pretty much confirmed now. Some of you might remember the interview I shared from...
It was an innocent visit really, no need for the senseless attack. I was just sitting there minding my own business as it were, when out of no where *BAM* or rather *SPLASH*...
How can I feel perfectly content in our average (read small) 73" sleeper "big truck", yet feel claustrophobic traveling up and down the highways here on the East coast of the US? Logic...
America. It has often been stated as being the greatest nation on earth by both Americans and foreigners alike. Every year there are not hundreds, not thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people...
I watched a video the other day of BHO giving a speech at Cambridge university back in 1995. I watched the full video, listening to him read narrative from his autobiography and explain...
The sun was low and the soft white clouds stretched across a dusky blue sky. The wind had died down significantly from the gusts of the afternoon to a gentle cool caress. So...
Wyoming I-80 Multi-Vehicle Pile-Up Catastrophe By now I am sure just about everyone has seen or heard on the news about the multiple crash events that happened recently in Wyoming on Interstate 80....
Truck Drivers want to share the road. The only reason I keep pushing so much big truck this and that is because I didn't realize how one sided things really are until I...
Mema's Magic Refrigerator
10 years ago 0 comment
Mema's magic refrigerator. Fridge and microwave next to the bed in our 73" sleeper. My mother's mother lived in northern Mississippi. They had 86 acres of farm land, so there was always an...
Mountain Snow, Deer, and Anxiety
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Last week while night driving through the western part of Idaho there was a range of mountains ahead of us that was covered in snow. It was later in the afternoon, closer to...
Size Matters
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A beautiful morning in Arkansas, just because. Bigger doesn't always mean better. Especially in the case of cities. Certainly big cities have their benefits. Most things you could possibly need or want are...
The All-Terrain Dog goes Mudding
10 years ago 0 comment
Look at that face! You can't tell me she's not smiling. My 12-year-old grumpy old lady of a puppy was having the time of her life at the beach! Now let me give...
The Great Pacific Ocean
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“Are those the waves?!” I exclaimed as we came around a bend in the trail and the shrubbery opened up to the expanse of damp beach sand. He could only laugh at me,...
It's funny how a song can bring back memories so vivid it's like you experienced them only yesterday. One such song for me is “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley. The music and...
Daily View: The Oregon Trail
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Early morning fog along the Columbia River Gorge. I am not a morning person, not by a long shot. But on this particular morning the view outside our truck windows was well worth...
Majestic Flagstaff
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The other morning Allen woke me up with hot coffee and kisses. “Baby time to get up, we're near Flagstaff and I want you to see everything.” There at the truck stop I...
>Have you ever seen a cloud making machine? I bet you have and you just didn't realize it. The magic is hidden from the more jaded mind of most adults. Cloaked in innocence,...
