This morning I was thinking about my dad. I do that often, but since it is father’s day, I thought I would share a story. A few months ago, Pete Miller and I, were sharing trucking stories, and I shared this one with him. When I was 11 or 12, my brother and I, raced [...]
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Perks of a truckers son
June 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tags: Camping · Family · Son of a truck driver
Libya, Rwanda and the politics of death
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Recently the President of the United States has ordered troops to support a UN Mission in Libya. Some conservatives don’t like this. For the record Libya has a record of international terrorism. America has been targeted. This country now is in the midst of a political uprising and the leaders have turned to killing civilians [...]
Tags: Family · Politics · pop culture
How I eat pizza
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments
Cassano’s Pizza asked the question: How do you eat your Cassano’s Pizza? Here is my answer to that question: Follow Cassanos Pizza at www.facebook.com/cassanospizza or via Twitter @cassanospizza
I heart autumn
September 30th, 2010 · No Comments
I haven’t really blogged in a while. But I remember in October 1996 I climbed out of a rig and was handed a fistful of $100 bills for riding along with a driver for 6 weeks. We had just been through 15 states in the Western US and I was ready to move. 4 days [...]
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SOATD #5
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Memphis in June and Seattle in Summer couldn’t be any more different. Sitting on the ground floor of the Pike Place Market my senses were overloaded. Rarely have my surroundings been so sensational. My dad was comfortable in a more familiar locale. Sitting in a truckstop alongside I-55 in West Memphis Arkansas he was home. [...]
Tags: Family · Food · Son of a truck driver
