Archive for October, 2008

I Fought the Law…..

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

And walked away Scot-free..

Oh man…it was a close one!
I am awfully glad I left the Garmin at home that day…and the radar detector….cause there is no way I could have talked my way out of this one if those things had been hanging off the dashboard!
It had been a long long day. Golfing in the [...]

Life is Full of Detours

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

You know that old saying that is the journey that matters, not the destination?
Well, I sure as hell hope that is true, cause I have made a radical detour. ( I told you I was directionally challenged..I have discovered this not only applies to compass points, but to life as well!)
My plan was to hang [...]

We Got a Great Big Convoy

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Trucking on down the road
We were traveling in a convoy. Mavis and me in one car, Ken and Dar in the big white truck. We had bought these fancy walkie talkies so we could talk back and forth…they came in really handy..”time for gas?” “Getting hungry yet?” “ gotta pee!”
At 95 cents per minute roaming [...]

Life in the Fast Lane

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Two days. 12 hours a day 80 miles per hour. Not a good way to see the country
Life in the fast lane.
But, as with all things, there is much good to be extracted. I got to spend two days with my friend Mavis. There is nothing like 12 hours of captivity to get to [...]