Just another day...

Well, this is just another day in the life of TL. That is just laying around, sitting around watching tv and doing nothing on a very rainy day here in Lima, OH. What a hard life I have. SUCKS to be me. Where are all the jobs? Anyway, have fun. Back to being bored I go.

TL

Back in Lima, OH...

Today was a very weird day. As I mention in my last blog post regarding Michael changing jobs came some very unforeseen events that have lead us back home to Lima, Ohio. As I said in the last blog, Michael got an offer to switch jobs from leaving Schneider International to go work for Decker Trucking. Well, this morning when Decker called to ask him for his decision, he took it. Originally his orientation was set for May 12th. We were in Indianapolis at Schneider's operating center for the night with a load that had to go to North Carolina for a drop off. Well, after Michael got that call from Decker, he called his boss basically to put in his two weeks notice. Well, this is where the unforeseen event happen. Scheider basically didn't want to have anything to do with him and basically told him to drop off his load at the operating center there and then clean out the truck. Basically saying goodbye. So, he had to call his dad to come pick us up in Indy. We barely got everything into the truck. And here we are back in Lima, OH and Michael starts his orientation this Sunday, April 26. So, I'll be taking him to Fort Wayne, Indiana for that and then by the end of the week, he will have his new truck and a better job that will allow him to be home either every night or at least on the weekends which he wants. He is very excited. As for me, I'm still trying to dissect a plan. Probably will start looking for another job but here in Lima. We see how that goes. So, I better hit the hay because we have a lot of things to do tomorrow. So, night!

TL

Indianapolis, IN resting...

Another day, another city. We are resting for the night here at Schneider's Operating Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. We drove over 400 miles and we have another 400 or so more miles to go. Well, looks like it's going to be official where as Michael is going to probably switch jobs so that he can be home on every weekend. Not to mention that he will get better pay as well. Plus, Decker has better equipment also. I'm happy for him but there is one draw back for me though for the next three months though. Decker does have a rider program but he would have to wait three months before I can start riding with him. So, what am I going to do for these three months? Seems like I'm going to be staying with Michael's dad for this time. Lots of ideas are going through my head about what to do. Do I look for a job? Do I do some research for jobs? What is it that I need to do during this time? Why am I so undecisive or not knowing what I should be doing with my life? Anyway, back to Hulu I go!

TL

West Branch, Iowa and lack of confidence...

Well hello everybody! I'm coming to you all from the very rainy West Branch, Iowa. The home of Hover, our 31st President. We had to drop a load off here and due to crate being soft we had to sit here all do waiting for a load. Which we got but can't pick up till noon on Tuesday and then we be heading to North Carolina. Where in NC? I'm not sure right off hand. That will be in my next blog post.

A funny (well sort of) thing happened on the way up here to West Branch, Iowa. My friend Michael wanted to climb into my head to see what I was thinking. So, he decided to play a psychologist. He is probably regretting that decision now. I wonder who got more frustrated? Him or me the person without answers? I will admit that I do lack confidence when it comes asking women out. It just has to do with all the rejections I have gotten over the years and that also include the rejections I get when I do my job searches as well. Is it possible to fear rejection? I think it is if you got rejected as much as I have over my lifetime. So, how does one go about regaining that confidence back? Maybe my answer is on the way from Tiffany Granath. She is a talk radio host of Afternoon Advice that you can hear on Sirus radio's Playboy channel that I wrote too. I will see what she has to say!

Any way, off to bed I go!

TL

East Hartford, CT...

Welcome everybody, this post is coming from MillDale, CT from a Travel America Travel Center that is about 30 to 60 minutes away from East Hartford, CT depenind on traffic. We are going to be dropping off used computer parts, mostly monitors basically. The news of the week is the potential bad news for me but good news for Michael. Michael is considering changing jobs. If he does, that means I will once again be faced to make another decision on what I'm going to do, where I'm going to stay and etc all over again. I finally came to the decision I would try and become a trucker but I really can't do that until March when Schneider reopens their training program. The more I think about it the more I like the idea of me becoming a trucker. It's funny but it's just another thing that is weird about me. Go figure. But again this wasn't going to be until March of next year. But now, as early as next week things can change to have to make a quick decision. That would mean that I'll probably be stuck in Lima, OH basically without anything but my belongings but without transportation. But Michael gotta do what Michael gotta do. I do think it would be best for him to change to that job if they do offer it to him though. But we have to wait until that happens and I'll decide then what I will do. In the meantime, I'm going keept on truckin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TL

Back in Elkton, MD again...

First of all, let me wish everybody a Happy Easter! So, Happy Easter! Anyway, we are back in Elkton, MD again as we are stuck at the same Petro Truck Stop as all the other time we were here. You see since I started riding with my friend Michael we have been back to Delaware three times. And all three times, we have been stuck for the weekend here as well. But the good news is that we do have a load pickup in Baltimore, MD to take to Kalamazoo, MI. Before we got here though we left Texas which was one of those days when everything that could go wrong did go wrong? Did it ever but we were able to make it to North Carolina before having to head here to Delaware!

Been doing something thinking lately about my current situation. There is a time that is going to come that I have to leave this truck and enter into the real world again. So, I've been trying to pinpoint that time but don't know if I can. One thing I could do is become a trucker? Can you imagine me of all people being a trucker? It fits my current situation of having no life. But let's be honest here though, this is me we are talking about. This is the person that didn't get his driver licesnse til he was 28 years old and is currently 34 years old. Not to mention only been driving a car for basically 2 years. Not to mention that everytime I got into that car I was scared, nerveous, and etc. And a car is only like 10 or 12 feet long. A truck is like triple or quadapole that. Friends already think he is a speed demon. There is an accident waiting to happen there. What do you all think?

Now just wish I can find a woman and get laid! Tired of being alone. Only thing about being on the ride. Anyway, Happy Easter again and talk to you all later!

TL

Reflections...

These last few days, I have been finding myself staring out into the world of nothingness. Then I realized that I wasn't really staring at nothing but rather than the reflection of myself in windows, computer screens, and etc. And what I see kind of scares me. For the first time in my life, I see me staring back at me with a cold mean like look. Almost like I'm lost in life? Maybe I am lost in life? How does one go about finding themself? If the eyes are the windows into the person's soul than my soul is very dark and cold. I have been thinking about what I want to do with my life the last couple of days but nothing really comes to fruit! But for now, I'm going to have to live with this person that I see in the reflection of things. As much it hurts me, I can't make it stop looking back at me with those cold, dark, soul-less eyes! But do like the new hair style though!

TL

The King has cometh...

As you all might now rather you are a college basketball fan or not, there has been a lot of talk regarding the Kentucky Wildcats. You all might not know that they are the most winningest college basketball program in the nation and the 2nd most winningest programs for National Championship. Kentucky is synomous with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant or like the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics around the world. That news or earth quake you might have felt is all the Kentucky fans felt running to the press conference or the school itself, or to the nearest tv set or radio to either catch a glimpse of or hear the new King "John Calipari" speak. Now this would had made a very kewl or cruel April Fools Day Joke though. But it wasn't. Let me be one of the many that welcomes John Calipari to UK. Camelot is waiting "Little Ricky". I'm very exciting about this hire. Not only is he a big time coach but he can recruit. Just look at the class he put together at Memphis that is about to fall apart. Not to mention his previous classes at Memphis. This is what UK needs and I believe John Calipari is going to bring UK back to the days of Rick Pitino. Which of course is an interesting comparison in its self!



So, Coach Calipari you want a measuring stick? Just go back to Rick Pitino's era here at UK. That's your foundation that you need to use to guide your progress. Don't worry about keeping track or anything because there will be 24,000 people letting you know how you doing. You just have to go beyond Rick Pitino's era to be pleased by the 24,000 fans here at UK. But I know it won't be a problem for you at all. If you can translate what you did at Memphis here in Kentucky, you are made for life.



So, what am I looking for with Coach Calipari here at UK? The following things:



1) Strength of Schedule (SOS) - One of the things I thought that have gotten away from UK in the past years is their schedule. I remember in the past that UK's SOS being in the top 5 yearly by playing the likes of UNC, Indiana, Duke, and etc. Now a days, we play a lot of cupcake city teams. I would like to see our SOS back up in the Top 5 on a yearly basis. Fans will forgive you every now and then when we lose to UNC and etc but will not forgive you if you lose to teams like Gardner-Webb and San Deigo State. But that won't be a problem because he will basically win everything.



2)UL - if by any chance you can't win a game and want to salvage the season just win this game and you basically be fine for the season. But on a more serious note, I would like to see this game get back to the way it was back in the 80's where the game is really consider to be a dream game. Remember those years when UK/UL would meet in the tournament? Those games were very competitive.

3)Clean Program - keep the program clean. UK can't go through another probation period. But I think Calipari will keep it clean!

4) Recruits - expect an influx of fresh talent coming to UK year in and year out. All the top recruits will put us on their list and Calipari will go and get them.

So, be ready! UK is back people!

The trip so far...

As you all know, I'm currently, well basically, living out of a semi truck as I truck across the USA with my good friend Michael. Seeing the US has been one of my goals I want to do in my life and I'm living it so far. As we are sitting here in La Crosse, Wisconsin being loaded I thought I would jump on here and blog. Since I have been on this trip since March 18, 2009, these are the following things I have seen.

Bridges:

Bay Bridge in MD - just didn't get to see any Naval Ships like I hope tood
George Washington Bridge in New York
Delaware Memorial Bridge in Delaware

Rivers:

Hudson Rivers in NY - where the mobs drop those dead bodies! *lol* Just kidding!
Delaware River in DE - the river that George Washington crossed
Lake Michigan - Wisconsin
Mississipi River - Wisconsin
Ohio River - Ohio

That's just some of the stuff I have seen. That's not mentioning cities we have driven through like New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Annapolis, Indianapolis, and etc. After getting loaded here we are going to be heading to Fort Worth, Texas. I will being see several states that I never been too on our way down to Texas like Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, and maybe Kansas. So, it's going to be a great day for me.

TL