Category: General

The chicks are hatching at home.  It’s surreal waking up to 27 little cheeps.

While I was at lunch today my student workers turned everything on my desk upside down. Including my display. Which, let me tell you, was a pain to get rotated back when everything your mouse does is upside down. And they were very thorough. You can’t see it in this photo, but not only was the top of my desk upended, but everything in my drawers and the contents of my wallet.

As I’ve previously posted, Joe is a trucker. The last time he was in town he told me of thse trading cards that are given out at different weigh stations across the country. I doubted him at first. I mean think about it, Trucker Trading Cards. How bizzare and unusual. I imagined young boys in a dusty southwestern town meeting after school to trade Bobby Brickshaw’s 445 Hemi Freightliner for Jimmy Twoton’s Antique Steam-powered Semi from 1875. While I jest, come to find out I wasn’t very far off.

I find these to be totally unique to American life. No where else are you going to find these awesome people. I enjoy the candid photos of average people performing, in their circle of peers and colleagues, feats worthy of someone taking the time to write a brief bio, snap a photo and then print and distribute them across the country. I tip my hat to you Mr. Hockaday and your adorably fluffy dog.