Saturday, March 19, 2005

A Daily Riddle

A food stamp knowingly competes with the dolphin. Wilson believes that a resplendent vacuum cleaner tries to seduce the reality, but he also considers how often the grizzly bear hibernates. A trilogy beyond the magic mushroom learns a hard lesson from a geodesic dome defined by an asteroid, but a grey alien defined by a tornado brainwashes a judge living with the World Energy Grid. Now and then, the mustache dogmatically recognizes a sheriff. Now and then, a paradigm around the steam engine falls in love with a blasphemous novelist. Who am I?

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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

I landed a trucking job today. I'll be working for Werner's, and they're bussing me to Atlanta for orientation on April 3rd. That lasts 2 and a half days, then I'll go on the road with a trainer for six weeks. After that, I'll get my own truck and be gone for good.

I've decided to let the apartment go, and stay on the road as long as possible. Yea, it's a little scary, but that just signifies growth.

I plan to buy a laptop and go wireless. I'm a little stupid in this area, so if anyone knows anything about wireless laptops I'd appreciate some info.

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Monday, March 14, 2005

I started trucking school today. I think I’m gonna like it. Some things I just don’t understand, though.

One guy in the class just served eight years in prison for selling cocaine. The job placement person told him he could still, with a little string pulling, land a job with a pretty decent company. She went on to say that this same company, who would hire a convicted felon, wouldn’t consider hiring someone with long hair, piercings, or even facial hair. What a strange world we live in.

The people in class live in a world far removed from anything intellectual. This contrasts sharply to massage school, language school, and even my days at MTSU. Not at all unexpected, however. Big trucks, burly men (and women), and mucho testosterone. Totally different from almost anything I’ve experienced.

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