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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Musical Musings: Performance Art Vs. Fine Art

23 January 2012 This Post will be somewhat different from what I normally post because it has little to do with my experience as a Truck Driver other than this is something I was thinking about while driving from Knoxville, Tennessee to Searcy, Arkansas. I have been thinking about the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2012 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Planning, Snake Oil, and Being "All American"

20 January 2012 I am currently sitting in the Petro Truck stop in Atlanta, Georgia. I should be Home in Florida... Why am I in Atlanta and not Home? Because of... The Planner... Oxforddictionaries.com has the following to say about the word "Planner" and "Plan" Planner noun a person who... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Restroom Reading

6 Jan. 2012 It's been a while since I've written, but I've been dealing with alot of stuff... some good, some bad. Anyway, I wanted to say a few things about the stuff you can find written on the walls of truck stops. First, there are Poliltical messages... Like, O.B.A.M.A-One... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2012 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Home Base

22 October, 2011 I am currently sitting in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Werner Terminal there. I have been running about quite alot since I left Utah, and I'm looking forward to going home on the 28th. I spent a most of last week in Omaha, Nebraska at Werner's home offices.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Not Amused

26 September 2011 I'm currently sitting in a Love's Truck stop in Cedar City, Utah. I am not on my home time, However I should be. On the 23rd I picked up a Load in Albuquerque, New Mexico that was bound for Hurricane, Utah. After that, I was told, I... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Coping with Loneliness

14 September 2011 I'm in Detroit, Michigan right now; and I am getting ready to head into Canada again. I spent yesterday sitting here because my load does not deliver until tomorrow, and I have been doing alot of thinking about feeling lonely. Loneliness, as I have said before, is... Continue reading

Posted Sep 14, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... The Trouble with Mechanics

8 September 2011 Once again I am sitting in the Huskey Truck stop/Super 8 Motel in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I come here for the night if I can manage because they have free wifi, which allows me to communicate with my loved ones. I think Loneliness is by far the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Putting the Skeptic in Skeptic Trucker

4 September, 2011 Today, as I sit waiting for the brake chambers on my trailer to be fixed, I have been thinking about something that I have been very skeptical of since I was made aware of it. Homeopathy is a kind of natural remedy that falls under the more... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... The Price of Honesty

1 Sept 2011 I am stopped for the night about an hour West of Jacksonville, Florida. I am tired, and have a headache, but I have some things I wanted to get down before I went to bed. Most of my trainers warned me that going into Canada could be... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Stalled at the Gate

30 Aug. 2011 I have driven about 100 yards today. I got here to the Lakeland Terminal at about 11:00 AM and was informed that it would be several days before I would get a truck... "Oh no," I thought, "Not another pain in the butt." I told them that... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Trucks, trucks and more trucks

29 Aug. 2011 When I started working this job, I found that Semi-trucks are just as varied and diverse as normal cars are, and there are specialty vehicles within the trucking industry which I had never seen before. Because of this I thought it would be a nice Idea to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Recapping Canada, New York, and the Red Cowboy hat

28 Aug. 2011 I am sitting at home right now, and thought it would be a good time to do some catch up writting. I will be here at home until tuesday morning, at which time I will head out again for another three weeks. My next home time will... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... How Much Lump can a Lumper Lump?

9 August 2011 First of all, The rest of my trip into Canada was a disaster and I need to write about it but it will be a very long post and I want to wait until I have a computer handy to write it. Right now I am in... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Murphy Attacks

4 August 2011 Right now I am in a "Husky" truck stop in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. On Monday when I left the house and learned I would be taking a Load to Canada, I was quite excited... Now, however, I just want to get back into the US. It's not... Continue reading

Posted Aug 4, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... a Mad Dash for Home

30 July 2011 I'm at home right now. it is nice to have a break. On Monday I will head back out on the road, this time for three weeks. Alot happened in the days since I last wrote, so much so that I was too tired to write. It... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Lots of miles equals lots of thinking

25 July 2011 I am in Madison, Wisconsin. Tomorrow I deliver in Waupun, Wisconsin. Driving from Louisiana to Wisconsin in three days has given me alot of time to think. What have I been thinking about? 1) This whole debt crisis the U.S government is dealing with.... Or... I should... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Maiden Voyage

21 July 2011 I am currently sitting in a Love's Truckstop outside Tupelo, Mississippi... That's right, the training wheels are off! Tomorrow morning I deliver my very first load on my own. It has been an interesting day. Last night I slept at the Atlanta terminal in my truck. I... Continue reading

Posted Jul 21, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Waiting at the gate

20 July 2011 Yesterday I was finally assigned a truck. It is a Kenworth T600b, it is not in the best condition, but it is a truck. I should only have to have it for a week or two. The fleet to which I am assigned is based in Lakeland,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... The Burden of Responsibility

19 July 2011 Yesterday I went to the Terminal to wait for my employers to assign me a truck. After a few hours of waiting, they ended up sending five drivers to Ohio to get trucks, and five to Tennessee. The rest of us were instructed to head back to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 19, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Extraordinary claims

17 July 2011 First of all, Congratulations to the Japan women's World Cup Soccer Team for winning the 2011 Women's World Cup! Even though they beat the USA, they played fantastically. Sometimes, I enjoy watching shows about things like Ghosts, Ufo's, and Bigfoot. I enjoy watching these shows, not because... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Waiting in line

16 July 2011 Yesterday I completed the proccess of testing out, a much less painful proccess than I thought it would be. I had heard horror stories of being subjected to backing tests and road tests for days on end, but it ended up just being a few hours of... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... The long Darkness

13 July 2011 It has been some time since I have written anything, I know. I will explain why in a moment. Right now I am in Greencastle, Pennsilvania. We are headed for Allentown, Pennsilvania where we have a drop off appointment at 8:00. I have a few hours to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Watching, waiting.

22 June 2011 It is about nine PM right now. I am sitting in my new trainer's truck. The subtle and relaxing sound of a warm rain is a good backdrop for the moment. It has been a long and stressful day, and something tells me it is not over.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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Diary of a Skeptic Trucker or... Back on the road again (almost)

18 June 2011 Friday morning I left home after enjoying a week of payed time off. I spent a day with two of my very goodest of friends, then spent the rest of the week relaxing. I was destined for the Lakeland, FL terminal. there I would await being assigned... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2011 at Diary of a Skeptic Trucker

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