Truckers as Travel Specialist

I was at a local Exxon getting lunch and I was approached by a total
stranger askingme about traveling from Dallas to Houston; which route to
take and how long it would take. I guess I was deemed knowledgeable because
I was wearing my Schneider hat and thus assumed to be a seasoned truck
driver and expert road warrior. Luckily for the man that approached me I am
from Texas and familiar with the interstates in this state.

Bad Dreams

I guess dreams can be a bad thing...when it comes to dreams of mine it is
more in the way of possessions; the latest PDA, new accessories for my
computer, etc My wife on the other hand, dreams of intangibles, like a trip
or a cruise. I used to work as a travel agent and the one thing that
annoyed me more than a customer that didn't know where they wanted to go,
was listening to someone revel in their own tales of travel. "Oh, yeah we
took a week trip to the Bahamas and two cruises last year alone..." In my
head, I'm thinking: I don't give a fuck! Do you want me to book your trip
or not!

I hate pictures, you know why men hate picturs of trips...because it
reminds them of how much money they spent on something they no longer have
or have any use for. At least if he had spent it on a new home stereo he
would have at least gotten six months use out of it before selling it
(money coming in) or trading it up towards somethng new (again using
sustained value).

I'm not always the easiest person to get along with, so a lot of times I
look at pictures and remember the fight that ensued, feelings that got
hurt, or other crappy situation.

Here's my idea on pictures, take mental ones...when those fade away and
can't be recalled anymore, make new ones...

Bush Administration

So what do I think of the Bush Administration indictments? It isn't any
worse than Clinton's scandals or any of the past president's. In fact I
feel that this 'error' is really insignificant compared to the other
scandals plaguing the past administrations.

Deep down, from what I've seen, this is nothing more than a smoke screen
from the Democrats. The Democrats cannot win at the polls, so they are
doing their best to tear apart the Republicans in office. This is merely
retaliation...if Valerie Flame had never concocted a plan to use her CIA
postion to aid her husband, Dick Chenney would never have had to
investigate a newspaper article involving Joe Wilson, Valerie's husband. So
we've come full circle, if there is anyone to blame in this whole ordeal,
let's blame Valerie Flame Wilson...in the end, I feel she got what she
deserved, but by a technicality, those involved in the investigation made a
slight slip, that normally IA could care less about, but in this instance,
was gobbled up by desperate Democrats in a desperate attempt to appear
productive on Capitol Hill.

Scooter Libby, should not have been indicted nor anyone else. If anyone, or
entity, should be investigated, it should be the CIA and their processes.

Tom Delay Indictment

So Tom Delay has been indicted...big deal, again he isn't doing anything
that the majority of the Democrats are doing if you take a magnifying glass
to their finances...they may just be better of hiding it.

Gerry-mandering...
Gerry-mandring has been going on for ages and is nothing new. Although
there is rumor of new bills to be passed to block further gerrymandering.
Well, of course they want to block gerrymandering, the Democrats have
everything where they think they want it.

However, there is a problem, and this problem is more prevalent in the
north-eastern states. Just as there a fear of brain-drain of scientists
from Russia after the cold-war, there is population drain frm the
north-eastern states and these voters are heading toward GOP states. Most
people think, "Oh, no, this must spell trouble for Republican States."
Actually the numbers aren't that great, but they are significant.
Significant because it is going to lessen their home states population,
popular votes, and eventully seats in the House and electoral votes.

But Scott, what does this mean to Republican States? So far there is enough
established republicans that this drain isn't going to affect them. Now
let's look at the equation again: less Democrat power, same Republican
power...maybe it might be a good idea to let the gerry-mandering continue
if the Dems know what's good for them. Obviously they don't because you saw
who they tried to put in the White House last time, and we know who's
coming this time...if nothing else, this should be interesting to watch.

Healthcare Rights

While walking to Walmart today, an unidentified man handed me a flyer, I
took it and kept on walking and then I began to read it. It was a
"supposedly" an internal memo from Walmart regarding healthcare costs and
life insurance payouts.

I grow tired of past precedents causing people to think that it is now a
right. Healthcare, dental, and other insurances is a corporate priviledge,
not a right!

It used to be that the economy was booming and companies could afford to
offer all these wonderful benefits. Nowadays, this is not the case. Living
here in Texas, a broke white man cannot even find manual labor work because
the border-hoppers from Mexico are swarming and willing to work for pennies
on the dollar, and then send those pennies back to Mexico; futher weakening
the US Dollar.

I applaud the the Director of Homeland Security and his pledge to deport
all illegal immigrants back to their origninal country of escape.

My father might have been able to keep decent employment if it weren't for
illegal immigrants under-cutting him for wages at every job he ever worked
at. That is why I am prejudiced against Mexicans. I don't agree with their
culture, with their primary religion, and their foreign ethics.

If the Southern US didn't have to deal with all the welfare claims from
these people, that money could go to funding better projects like
education.

Love...

What does it mean when you "learn" to love someone versus falling in love?