Carolyn MagnerCarolyn Magner is director of content marketing services and covers special topics for Overdrive. Email Carolyn at [email protected]HomeBreaking up is hard to doDear Carolyn, Is there a good way to break up with someone? I don’t want to be “that guy” who sends a text or just stops calling. But then again, I’m tired of the long pointless conversations where we go over and over all the ways our relationship is not working. I always end up […]July 19, 2009HomeUp or Down? The great toilet seat debateDear Carolyn,Why should I put the toilet seat down? Why shouldn’t she put it up?I am seriously pissed about this. Corky Dear Corky,I assume you want an explanation for why you should do the right thing and put the seat down? Because if you are looking for a logical, fair accounting for the pros and […]June 30, 2009HomeWeighty mattersDear Carolyn, I don’t know how much I weigh because my scale doesn’t go that high. I could step on the scales at the weigh station but I don’t want to risk the humiliation. I want to do better. I talk about it all the time. But I never follow it up with any action.Can […]June 4, 2009HomeHappy people always get me downDear Carolyn,I’m dating a guy who is so freaking happy he’s about to drive me nuts. I’m all for being optimistic and upbeat but sometimes I just want to burst his bubble. I doubt I’ll be able to keep dating him since he’s starting to notice that I’m not smiling anymore.Any thoughts?Gina Dear Gina,The sad […]May 26, 2009HomeWhat does she really mean?Dear Carolyn, Can you please help explain something to me? My girlfriend and I have been together for 7 years. We get along well and I don’t have any complaints. However, recently, she’s started to whine that she ‘loves me’ but is not ‘in love’ with me. What the &*% does that mean? And who […]May 18, 2009HomePork dorksDear Carolyn, My husband just called me from the road to say he’s feeling a little feverish and achy and has a wicked sore throat. He wants me to research Swine Flu. I’m petrified. Do you think he has it? What should I do? What should he do? He says he’s been eating bacon every […]May 11, 2009HomeDoggone it!Dear Carolyn,I’m dating a great gal but there’s one small problem. She doesn’t like dogs and I have two fabulous Labrador retrievers named Ben and Jerry. Five years ago I found them shivering in a cardboard box in the back of a truck stop and I took them in without thinking about it too much. […]April 7, 2009HomeCheck it out!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSp0LNAaNc&fmt=18 Hey, take a lookie. This guy is good! I’m just say’n,CarolynApril 1, 2009HomeDo you see what I see?Dear Carolyn,I’m writing in response to your request to send in odd sights seen from the cab. Like most long time truckers, there’s not much that shocks me anymore. I’ve seen everything from completely naked drivers to people reading books rigged to the steering wheel. It’s nothing to see someone mix an alcoholic drink, read […]March 30, 2009HomeYou won't believe what I've seen!A couple times a year, I get loads that take me up to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto metro-area is relatively nice and clean except that it’s also known as the City Of The Driving Masturbator. You wouldn’t believe the number of men (and women) who practice masturbation while driving around on metro Toronto roadways! […]March 23, 2009Previous PagePage 21 of 23Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsNew Mexico releases video of Harjinder Singh passing an inspection in EnglishHarjinder Singh, the driver in the triple-fatal Florida turnpike crash, successfully passed an inspection in English in New Mexico, body cam footage reveals.Trucker of the YearCarving a niche in fresh meat, multistop delivery: Trucker of the MonthRegulationsDOT threatens funding for California, Washington, New Mexico over lax ELP enforcementRegulationsCalifornia’s ‘smog check’ for out-of-state trucks: EPA proposes to disapproveFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
