Category Archives: Road Trippin’

The Dander Dilemma

Great! My scalp was sunburned yesterday. Based on my last similar experience, it should be about two days before large, Corn Flake-sized sections of my dead scalp are visibly tangled in my hair while other flakes make a full escape … Continue reading

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If You See Something, Say Something (unless your name is Frank – in that case, just mind your own beeswax)

At around 7am on Monday morning, I already had my first human interaction worthy of documentation. As I pulled up to the gas station for coffee, I noticed a crew of four guys in a car parked next to the … Continue reading

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Quick! Somebody Get Me A Comma!

I just passed this little country market today thought I’d take a picture of their sign because it caught my eye in a bad way. Although I’ve never officially heard the expression “Fudge Peaches” used as a euphemism, the first … Continue reading

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This Little Piggy Received A Compound Fracture…

Heading southbound on the freeway recently, I was reminded that many women riding shotgun in vans and/or SUV’s bake their hooves on the dashboard. Whenever I see this, I think to myself, 1) does she realize she’s going to dislocate … Continue reading

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A Well-Armed Militia and a Heavy Dose of Paranoia

This afternoon at lunch, I stopped by an Army surplus store with a colleague to pick up a couple of work trip souvenirs for my boys. The two of us were dressed in suits and driving a domestic sedan where … Continue reading

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Delilah: My Strange Addiction

For many years now I have found myself driving at night in unfamiliar places listening to the radio – it comes with my job as a traveling auditor. Each time that the Delilah Show comes on, I can’t bring myself … Continue reading

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The Lady in Red: The Annihilation of a Great Love Song

While on a lengthy drive, I found myself in the mood for soft rock hits from the ’80’s tonight. I’m probably partial to it from coming of age in the 1980’s, but you have to admit, it doesn’t get much … Continue reading

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Christmas Songs, Church Songs and Coffee

I just spent nearly 7 straight hours in the car listening to uninterrupted Christmas music on Pandora and I’m not even sick of it. I realized that I’m a Christmas song traditionalist though, favoring artists such as Nat King Cole, … Continue reading

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Two Minutes (In God’s Time)

This week on the road, I learned that not everyone literally means ‘two minutes’ when they ask if I “have two minutes to hear a story?” In fact, when some people say that, they mean something more like “I’d like … Continue reading

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The Golden Driller

This 75 foot statue in Tulsa is called The Golden Driller (which was coincidentally my nickname in college). <insert laughter, applause and an Ed Mcmahon “Heyooo” here>  

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