Truck Driver Wisdom

I am sitting here in my astronomy class. Sorry I haven’t written for awhile. School and life have been a bear.Thankfully this will be my last class. Finals are next week but I am going to be in California. Yeah, work is sending me to a business conference. I am hoping to stop in at Mecca, Minitruckin’ Office.

Good or bad, I will be taking summer and fall off. I need a break from school. I think I may actually be going crazy! Really! Okay, I have always been a little off.

My other class, Race and ethnicity, is practically over. I finished my term paper. It is titled "American Bushido". I am toying with the idea of selling it on the internet. It is original work. I still have to take the final. Luckily the final in my astronomy class is a take home. SWEET!!!

I have so many projects I need to work on. My house for one. If not my wife may kill me. Bright side, I fix some things around the house and I might actually get to work on my truck, the Slave-10. Later.....

Well it’s true again. I’ve got the bug. I am going to do a Triathlon this summer. I picked up the new issue of TriathleteMag. I have run the St. George Marathon 2 times. I attempted the Salem Spring Tri in 2003. That has been awhile. I like most novice triathletes struggled with the swim. The water temperature was at 55 degrees. I was able to complete the bike (with one flat, no pump, some nice dude helped me out!) The run was no problem. I didn’t actually cross the finish line.

It was a good experience. I want to train more this time around. I am contemplating joining a Tri Club. There’s the DesertSharks or maybe the Team Telos.

For now I am starting the tri workout in the TriathleteMag. It’s a 12 week course to prepare for a sprint distance race. Today I ran on the treadmill for 10 minutes to warm up and then it was on the stationary bike for 22 minutes. So it’s a start.

This cold is driving me nuts. I have the usual congestion so every time I cough my head hurts. I didn’t sleep well. My shoulders ache. I just feel miserable. (I probably should have taken a sick day .) So here’s the recipe I am going to use.

• Sleep- I need more.


• Chicken Noodle soup- It’s cliche` but seems to help.


• Water- Lots of it!


• Cartoons- Laughter is a good thing!

Any ideas are welcome in the comments.

I have to admit this cartoon made me chuckle.

The Blaugh.com guys make a poignant statement. The "Blogosphere" is the Shiznit! But really come on now. There are things that happen everyday to each one of us that will have much more significant impact that will never hit the Blogosphere radar. For instance, the person who wrecks into you at the mall. What about the network going down at work? Think about when your daughter’s or son’s friend contracted cancer? These are things in everyday life that will make an impact on our individual lives. I know I have commented on just a few things that I have recently encountered, but what is it that has happened to you and your family recently. It is things like this that can actually get us to stop and THINK. We have all heard the phrase, "Thoughts precede action." It really is true.

The trick is to focus and control those thoughts of ours so we can move forward and be the ones who will make a change in others lives, whether or not it hits the Blogosphere.