Thursday, October 10, 2019

The More Things Change

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.

Friday, October 4, 2019

Back Behind the Dirty Windshield

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.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

What I'm Up To Now

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

Come on over and take a look. 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Listen To The Girl In The Box

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.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

This Week's Musings

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.