There's No Stopping Me Now . . .

I just uploaded all of my old stuff from the other website to my new hosting service. Blogger also accepted the new site information, and actually published successfully, so I'll be back in business shortly. It's been a long laundry day, and I watched a lot of movies on cable today, including Trading Places and Legally Blonde. I still haven't gotten out of the 1970's with the scanner project, and I'll probably need to put it on hold for a little while. I've got another secret project that I'm working on for the rest of the year. Anyhow, now that the laundry is done, it's time to get ready for Baton Rouge. See ya.

The Explosions Continue

I'm starting to get a little too old to stay up all night. I never made it past the first Die Hard movie, and since I just watched Die Hard 2 recently, it's time to watch Die Hard With A Vengeance, to continue my weekend of watching things explode. This is a great movie. There's a big explosion in the first minute before the opening music ends. I'm still organizing a few more things around here, and wondering why I didn't book myself on the road tomorrow. I really, really, really need to get out of here. I'm in the middle of four loads of laundry, so I can start my journey later this week. I also just changed hosting services for that other site of mine, so I hope to have it operational once again in a few more days. Hey, I also noticed that James finally got his site up and running. Cool! See ya.

The Scanner Project Begins

Calm before the storm? Maybe. I've been scheduling myself at home a bit more lately, and it's made me appreciate the road so much more. I went to Trader Joe's today to do some light shopping, and ran a few errands that I had been putting off earlier this week. Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary has been happening. I'm starting to throw away several things, and my scan project begins tonight. My friend Ruth told me about this once, and I thought that it was a good idea. It's one of those wild projects where I actually throw things away (all the way back to the 1970's), but keep a document image on my computer. Cool, huh? I'm watching the Die Hard trilogy while I do this. Did you know that they are actually going ahead with Die Hard 4? To change the subject completely, my other site seems to be shot at the moment. I've been locked out by my hosting service for the moment, so I'll try to take care of that sometime next week. Until later. See ya.

Technical Difficulties

My Road Warrior site is still experiencing problems. I'm thinking of moving to another hosting service for it soon. It looks like my other site got reset to a few days ago, and I'm locked out from making changes. What fun! I ran a bunch of errands today, still haven't had lunch, so I guess I'd better eat something. See ya.

Yay! Another Guest!

I got another guestbook entry today on my Road Warrior site! Yay! Thanks, Dee! See how little it takes to make me happy. By the way, I forgot to mention in that other blog of mine that we did have a wonderful lunch with wonderful company in Dallas. It was a great trip despite the seven hour flight delay, and all of the other stuff that I'm about to write in that other blog of mine. See ya.

Not Without My Cheesecake

Eating healthy on the road? Not likely. My friend Jon can attest to that. I got in early to Dallas, and did some work, so I had to order from the late night room service menu, and you know how they always tempt you with add-ons? "You want fries with that?" or "Want to super size that?" or "How about a selection from our desert menu?" Well, that last one's my weakness. I had to get a slice of cheesecake with my buffalo shrimp. After all, the diet coke always cancels it out, right? I feel like I'm cramming for a test tonight . . . In a way, I guess I am. I've got one of those career-changing meetings in the morning. You know what I mean. Wish me luck. See ya.

Roaming . . . And Loving It

I've decided that it's time to change my billing plan on my cell phone. It's highway robbery with the plan that I have right now, and it's not like roaming areas are too bad these days. After all, I pay an extra thirty or forty dollars above the regular $100 for my monthly service, due to excessive airtime. They gave me an extra 1200 minutes for twenty dollars less than my base bill, if I pay for roaming charges when I am in Podunk, USA, so I opted for that plan. After that, it was pizza and sushi for lunch. I found some great New York-style pizza and some great sushi at The Block at Orange. Weird combination, but it actually does work. See ya.

Watching Friday on Saturday

I took yet another Saturday off from work. This is turning into a personal record. I've started to master the art of doing nothing on a day off, and it's great. Unfortunately, the mail is piling up, and so is the rest of the work I have to get done before I start my travels once again. Caught the new version of Dragnet of television today, and it's amazing that Al Bundy actually makes a believable Joe Friday. I figured that I should watch the new version of the show after my parody on Desk Duty on my other blog. Back to work for me. It's time for me to clear the desk, so I can actually see the bottom of it once again. See ya.

Insert Uplifting Title Here

Well, I had a late lunch at Hof's Hut in Long Beach, where Jon highly recommends the ribs. I like the seafood. After reading my various blogs, Jon thinks I should try out for a part as one of those bouncy ball tribble-lookalike things in a Zoloft commercial. Isn't that hilarious? I'm guessing that I need to work on my dry humor and satire a bit. If I sugar-coated everything that happens, I'm sure it would turn a lot of people off. I admit that the road warrior blog sometimes seems a bit extreme in the last few posts, but then again, it's great to write about some of the weird stuff that happens on the road while you're there. The emotional response just isn't as pronounced after a few days. So, don't worry about me. I'm not on some sort of downward spiral. Hey, that would make a neat title. Contrary to popular belief, it's not easy coming up with some of these titles. Ha! See ya.

Rapid Routine

My life is in a rut. I never realized the repetitive pattern until recently. Get up. Work. Get on a plane. Get sick. Work. Sleep. Get up. Work. Get on another plane. Catch another cold. Sleep. Get up. Work. Try to develop sleep substitute. Get on yet another plane. Work. Sleep. Get up. Work. Repeat ad nauseum. I just got home in time to pay the bills just before they are due, and now it's time to get back to bed, so I can get up and work some more tomorrow. I was just watching Die Hard 2. As much as I travel, you'd think I wouldn't find a movie about terrorists at an airport as the best way to unwind, but hey, I'm funny that way. See ya.

Energy Crisis

Too hot? Too cold? I'm in Phoenix right now, and it's only 111 degrees, and I've noticed that when you go inside, it's about 68 degrees. Does that make any sense to anyone out there? In the news, we've got a gas crisis here that rivals the crisis of the 1970's. Yes, I actually remember some of what went on in those days. Wow, I'm getting old. Anyhow, I've got to get some sleep. Got to be up at 3am for a flight later this morning. I guess there's more than one energy crisis going on here. See ya.

Much Ado About Nothing

So, my Shakespeare isn't all that it used to be... I just had lunch with my friend Jon and his girlfriend Lulu. I picked up my mail at my mailbox center, and I'm now doing some laundry so I can go on my next trip to Phoenix tonight. I'm reactivating my other personal website later today. I'm surprised it's still there. I forgot all about it last year, so I've got to figure out what to do with it. Got some bills to pay, a lot of mail to go through, and I've got to pack, once again. Boring, but it's a living. See ya.

It Begins Again...

I've decided to keep another blog for all of my personal rantings, and anything else that I find interesting. Check out my regular blog (if my hosting service ever brings it back up.) This blog is for that part of my life that isn't consumed with that travel job of mine. Hey, you're the one that's reading this, so don't complain if it's a bit boring.