Behind A Dirty Windshield

The More Things Change

2019-10-10T12:23:00.000-04:00

So I’m back in the saddle again. Really where I always have been. Some things have changed, some have not.

For example, I have often talked about the Lady in the Box. She is still there and hasn’t changed at all except now you don’t need a box, you only need a phone. I actually have three separate map programs on my phone. I have two for cars and one for trucks. They are all free which is good, maybe.

I have done two separate trips in the last two weeks and have already made a decision to not use one of them. That would be Google Maps. Both times the Google lady has steered me wrong. The first time she put me in the middle of a cornfield in Pennsylvania. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against cornfields or Pennsylvania, but not when I need to be somewhere at a certain time. Then to make things worse, I had no cell service so my map wouldn't update. I finally found it using the old school method. Hell no, I didn't ask for directions, I am a man after all. No, I drove to the center of town and followed the first truck I figured was going where I needed to be. Works every time.

The second trip was to Bridgeport, CT. In the interest of fairness, I decided to give the Google lady another chance, Once again, she failed. This time she directed me to one of the better neighborhoods in Bridgeport, well that's a relative term. We'll just leave it at it didn't take me to where I was going, either the first time or the second when it put me at the Bridgeport Recycling Center. It was then I decided it was time to change the voices from the phone. On my next trip I will try the iPhone map app.

But I must say I hadn't realized how much I missed being behind the dirty windshield. Let's see how long it will last.

Back Behind the Dirty Windshield

2019-10-04T16:13:00.003-04:00

After almost four years or so of not being behind a windshield, dirty or otherwise, it looks like I may be spending some quality time in the driver's seat again. For reasons which I may or may not explain in the future, I am going to leave my current place of employment and go back driving for the reincarnated version of my old company. Now I haven't actually told anyone yet, so we need to keep it a secret.

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What I'm Up To Now

2015-01-04T20:04:00.000-05:00

I bet anyone who is still connected to this blog and notified when it is updated has been wondering where I have been.

Well not to worry, I am still alive, still at the little house on the lake and still with the same wonderful woman I was with last time I wrote on here.

The Wayward Catholic

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Listen To The Girl In The Box

2012-11-15T08:38:00.000-05:00

Every once in awhile I wake up in a reflecting mood. Of course waking up in any kind of a mood is better than the alternative, although I suppose that can be debated as well.

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This Week's Musings

2012-11-10T11:36:00.001-05:00

After spending 24 hours on the road, I thought I would take a little time to share just some of the things which ran through my mind. That much time on the road tends to give a certain perspective on things.
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Battening Down the Hatches

2012-10-29T18:23:00.001-04:00

So far Buttons the Wonder Dog, the cats and I have weathered the storm. We still have power, the house was shaken but not stirred, and so far all is good.
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Red Dawn Over Baltimore

2012-10-22T16:32:00.000-04:00

There was an absolute gorgeous dawn in Baltimore today. I had an overnight run to Richmond and caught the dawn on the way back.
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You Can Go Home Again

2012-10-20T14:27:00.000-04:00

Someone once said "You can't go home again", but I disagree, you can go home again, it just isn't the same as when it was home.

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Railroads, Canals and Birds

2012-10-17T17:04:00.002-04:00

Back from another 24 hour trip and I didn't even get to finish my diatribe on the first one. This was another trip to Virginia, destination Culpepper.

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To New Jersey and Beyond

2012-10-13T21:59:00.000-04:00

It has been said, and I certainly can't argue the point that interstate highways have made driving nothing but a chore with each interstate looking the same. We are so wrapped up in getting to where we are going, we don't see where we are.

On The Road Again - Roanoke Virginia

2012-10-13T10:44:00.000-04:00

I had someone get in touch with me about helping him out yesterday, he transport vehicles for what used to be know as Ma Bell. Here are some thoughts on my 24 hour trip to Roanoke, VA and back, providing I can stay awake that is.

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What Was I Thinking

2012-10-11T14:27:00.003-04:00

As I complete my third week of being unemployed I have come toone conclusion, it isn't all it is cracked up to be. What was I thinking?

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Will Work For Food

2012-10-01T11:51:00.000-04:00

Week 2 of my unemployment has begun and while I think it was the right thing to do I am not sure it was the right time. There are not a lot of jobs out there for a fifty something year-old with a bad back.

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What Was I Thinking

2012-09-25T15:32:00.000-04:00

It's day two of my newest journey, well day four if you count the weekend and I have spent a whole bunch of time writing. The question remains as to whether or not I will make enough to keep the women I love from bolting on me.
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I'm Back

2012-09-22T18:56:00.000-04:00

I realize it has been awhile since I've been keeping up with this blog, but I think you'll be seeing more here from now on. You see, I did something either very good or very bad.

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For The Love of The Open Road

2012-07-19T09:59:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I took the three girls for a long ride and realized I sure do miss being out on the road. Oh, I’m still on the road sort of, but not like I used to be. To me the road is trips of at least two or more hours in length. I get very few of those lately.
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Easter Sunday 2012

2012-04-08T13:18:00.001-04:00

Have you noticed I tend to write in this blog every holiday? I guess it has to do with the fact holidays are a time of remembrance. Who knows.

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Maybe There is Something to This God Thing

2012-03-16T16:07:00.000-04:00

I’m starting to think there is something to this whole God thing. I admit I have always been skeptical about things and maybe I am just hoping there really is a God and all, which is causing me to read things into events which aren’t there, but when does something become real and not a coincidence?

Needs and Wants

2012-03-11T09:57:00.000-04:00

When I was growing up we had one telephone, one car, a black and white television which on a good day received four channels, an AM radio and board games. We were happy. What happened?

It All Starts With The Foundation

2012-03-04T12:55:00.001-05:00

As many of you who read this blog probably have figured out recently I have been finding my way back to places I have never been before, in other words, examining my faith and beliefs. This includes reading the Bible which is something I can honestly say I never did before.

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A Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2012-02-19T15:48:00.001-05:00

Here it is a Sunday afternoon, the sun is shining, the grass is brown, which is way better than white, and the ice that never came is almost gone. All and all it is been a nice quiet, mild winter. Life is good, mostly.

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With Age Comes Wisdom

2012-01-21T21:58:00.000-05:00

After the birth of my fourth Grandchild on Thanksgiving Day, I have been thinking a lot about something I learned a long time ago: "As you get older, your parents get smarter." I suppose this goes for grandparents as well. The problem with grandparents however, is when you are ready to learn from them, they may be gone.

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Another Life Lesson from God

2012-01-15T11:00:00.000-05:00

It's interesting how I have finally come to a point in my life where I realize there is much more to life than just "things" and "stuff". Maybe becasue for so long I haven't had much of anything, and i won't even claim it isn't my fault, but I have realized other things are more important.
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My dysfunctional family

2011-12-31T13:09:00.000-05:00

Today I thought i would write about my dysfunctional family, of pets that is. I guess this is what happens when you acquire other peoples pets when they decide they don't want them or because of other reasons more sinister.

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Reaping what we sow

2011-12-29T20:05:00.001-05:00

For the first 55 years of my life I never did much in the way of Bible reading or studying, but for the last six months or so, I have begun to do just that. Basically I have been searching for answers to life's most puzzling questions. Now I admit, not everyone believes in the Bible, or even God and it is not my intention to convert anyone, it's just that, the more I read, the more I find what the Bible teaches us is true.