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A narrow escape from Automatic Hell

The world has become an automatic place. Even in the most remote areas of Minnesota, sinks, hand dryers and toilets at the rest stops are automated. People actually believe this is good, but as a person who knows the truth (there’s no such thing as automatic, everything is operated by tiny demons who long to […]

September 4, 2012

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave

There’s been a lot of press lately about truckers getting into shape. It’s a body-killing profession, with the lack of decent food available and being in the sitting position for hours on end. There are a lot of obese and unhealthy truckers, and I can totally see why, because I gain an average of 5-7 […]

August 31, 2012

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Bad directions to places that don’t exist

We circled the block for another ten minutes. The vein in my husband’s head started to throb.

August 30, 2012

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Roadside attraction: Arkansas’ weird critters

As it got close to dusk, the hoards of creatures started appearing by the side of the road.

August 28, 2012

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Pet peeves on the road

Things don’t need to be any harder on the road, and the few things I’ve noticed that do make it worse could be easily remedied.

August 24, 2012

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Facial hair swings both ways

There’s a guy out there in an old Mack somewhere who has a three foot long, white beard he parts in the middle and throws over his shoulders like Rapunzel’s locks.

August 24, 2012

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Dealing with unexpected things

People acted like they didn’t know we were coming. “What? You’ve got a truckload full of stuff we ordered? How did that happen?”

August 22, 2012

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Warnings of rattlesnakes and other disturbing signage

I have noticed the closer you get to downtown in big cities, the number of DUI attorney billboards grows exponentially.

August 21, 2012

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Keeping gnomes and frogs at bay

I squinted out over the lot and saw, to my amazement, an entire army of garden gnomes. They were absolutely terrifying.

August 19, 2012

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Not noticing the oddities of life on the road

It’s crazy out there, and I love it. Nothing is ever the same, there’s always something to look at.

August 14, 2012

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‘No’ means ‘no,’ you little tyrant

It’s a busy season at the travel plaza, families are out in droves during the summer, forcing their bratty children upon the innocent public.

August 10, 2012

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Those annoying truck stop peacocks

We’ve been sleeping at truck stops this trip. Mostly because it’s been convenient and there are showers, but also because even in the wide open spaces of the Dakotas, no one wants to let a trucker park to sleep. Assfaces. A pox on them and their ugly children. Pulling into a crowded truck stop after […]

August 9, 2012