Thursday, May 22, 2014

just like a shark ...



    Sybil and I are still 'sitting in the woods' up north, the weather is passable, certainly nothing like 'normal', that's for sure ... still chilly in the mornings, occasional rain, but not nearly as hot as usual, by this time ...

   of course, these days, what is normal weather ?

   I restarted this Blog recently, since it looked like we would be taking a major road trip this summer ... you never know, there might be something interesting to put in this dumb blog, for a change ... the biggest embarrassment of my previous blog, was the fact that my life is so boring, I really don't do ANYTHING, anymore ... so, I ended it ...

   now, as Sybil & I are trying to budget a long road trip, obstacles are being thrown at us ...

   first, an unexpected expense occured on the way up here, when a southbound Nevada bottom-dump semitruck tossed a small rock my way -

   $200 windshield, $500 insurance deductible ... you do the math ...

   now, one of my almost-new Michelin tires looks as though it may need replacing ... it only has about 11,000 miles on it, worn 'just enough', that if I replace one tire, I should go ahead and replace them as a pair, so they match up (about $600) ... I think I may have hit a parking block hard, that's the only thing I can think of, as I NEVER hit potholes on the highway ...

   naturally, it looks as though Michelin may have discontinued this particular tire, I won't be sure until I get to a dealer ... 

   ever notice when your luck turns bad, it accelerates ? ...

   anyway, yesterday I sat here with my maps and calculators, and was faced with the realization that I very well may not be able to afford to take this trip ... 

   true - I can't afford this trip ...

   BUT, I don't expect to be around forever, and I always dreaded the idea of lying on my deathbed, wishing I'd gone somewhere, or missed some momentous event ...

   you'd think, after 31 years of longhaul trucking, I'd have all that wanderlust out of my system ...

   NOPE

   Sybil says in her animal kingdom, I would likely be a shark, because sharks never stop swimming ... they can't stop moving, or their gills won't keep 'em breathing, or something like that ...

   constantly aware of my station in life, I suspect I wouldn't get to be a Great White Shark, probably just a lowly hammerhead, or something ...

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   on 'da Bears' front, things are looking very good, and the rest of the NFL has finally noticed our changes ... 

   suddenly, NFL writers are saying 'da Bears' have an 'open window' to the Super Bowl ...

   I won't go that far, (yet), but I am confident 'da Bears' are gonna take our NFC North Division crown into the Playoffs ...
   
   Green Bay doesn't concern me too much, I see 'da Bears' sweeping both games this season ... if anything, the Deeetroit Lions have my attention ...

   the Lions had a super-talented team the last couple seasons, but a really terrible Coach, that couldn't keep them in line ... I have always counted on a winning Lions team to self-destruct during the season ... no discipline, dirty playing thugs ...

   however, this season, the Lions have a new Coach, that supposedly has a functioning brain ... that, in itself, is a Deeetroit rarity, so I'll be watchin'  ...

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   so, now we're back to the maps and calculator, to see if I can pull off another road trip ...

   Sybil waits with anticipation ...............................

  
   

2 comments:

Emily said...

I like seeing your posts 'cause then I know what you are doing and how you are, even though I have never met you. I understand the obstacles that come along when planning something, after so many of those I just tell myself the timing isn't quite right yet and I guess I need to be better prepared. Keep working on it.

roadcam said...

thanks again for writing, Emily - yes, you're right about 'timing' ... while next year would likely be more financially 'do-able' than right now, I sure need to be traveling ... Sybil is restless !