The Dog Days of Summer are now in our rearview mirror and cooler weather is finally here. The primaries are over and the actual election is…
Browsing: The Veteran’s View
We all know the story of the little engine that could. For those of you who didn’t grow up with a parent that pushed you to…
Wow, it’s hot… as it should be in August. Summer is full on and some of us don’t have air conditioning. Normally we only have a…
Seems like just last week we were fighting cold snowstorms and chasing tornadoes across the wide open prairie. Here it is already July, and summer is…
Another month has gone by, and I’m back on the road with the traveling lawn chair and a couple of its friends, Stanley the thermos and…
Here we are soaking up some sun on a bright warm afternoon. I made a special trip to the wash bay before I started giving my…
Spring is here – at least it’s started on the calendar. In the world of trucking, it’s official since MATS is now in our rear-view mirrors,…
Would you look at the time – it’s already the month of March and I had hoped to have more accomplished than I have gotten done. …
Another month has rolled around, and I need to make a note to myself: if you don’t want to spend the rest of this month in…
We have done it again, at least most of us have, with a few exceptions. 2023 is now officially behind us. Those few exceptions are only…
Ho Ho Ho… bring on the snow, or at least some colored lights and the sound of big wheels in the moonlight. Nothing says it’s Christmas…
“The winds of November are upon us.” That’s what the words of a song by Gordon Lightfoot said. He sang about the ships on our Great…
Ahhh! Don’t you just love these cooler nights and the fresh smell of wood smoke from the bonfire? That is unless you live in one of…
What is it they say… you don’t have to be crazy to work here, but it helps. If you’re not a little bit nuts when you…
Here it is August already and the summer is rushing past faster than the tilt-a-wheel down at the county fair. I always associate this month with…