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It was the best of times...

Wait, before I start I really need to go take a dump.

You see, I woke up constipated. Must have been the Mexican I ate last night. She was really short.
Her name is consuelo.
*crickets*

Anyway, just two minutes after logging in to the Sagging Dickbag Blog Page (way cooler name IMO), I'm ready to "log out" if you catch my drift.

BBL

Dear blog... I saw a blog yesterday morning with photos of an attractive woman. The blog was locked so members were unable to comment. By the afternoon, the photos were replaced with mudfaced images.

I'm seeing a lot of talk about them.


I'm about 3,000 miles in.


I'm curious who else here has actual seat time?

From The Guardian;

as a professional driver for many years , and having seen the good and bad drivers , with or more likely with out licences ,
i have not encountered road rage in person , yes i have had people honk their horns because they are impatient , especially if it is a dual carriage way and i need to over take a slower truck , and i am holding them up for what ever it is that they did not leave in good time to get to where they need to be ,
driving any vehicle should be a relaxed and enjoyable experience shared by all ,,
road rage takes away that experience and i should imagine adds to stress and anger and in some cases people actually try to cause harm or injury to anyone that gets in their way,,prime examples of this are brake checking other vehicles which is extremely dangerous not only to the car that is being brake checked ,but also to other road users , then you have the people who totally lose the plot and try to ram the other driver off the road grrrrr these are the pyschos who should not be in any sort of vehicle ,
then you have the people who vent their anger by throwing objects at other vehicles as they are driving ,,
and all this goes on in every day life ,24 ,,7 .. the roads are becoming like a fair ground ride , like the bumper cars or dodgems as some people know them,
i have personally been slowed down by cars as the road comes to a incline ,and they obviously know that a truck can not just pick up speed like a car , so it is like they get a kick out of making your journey a tad harder ,,
but i have never been brake checked and being totally honest if it had happened then i would not have braked hard and put others in danger ,so the vehicle that brake checked me would have truly known about it ,,
ah you may say that this would amount to road rage ,,nope not at all this would amount to self preservation ,
in the balkan countries and also russia cars that brake check trucks get rammed of the road ,,,the reason being truck hijacking was a serious problem in these countries for many years ,and in some cases still is , hence the truckers take no chances what so ever ,,
eastern european truckers all carry cb radios and are constantly looking after each other and will help out any one stuck beside the road with in reason of course ,,,
happy driving folks and if a hot head honks his or her horn then just smile to yourself and think it is better to have that nutter in front of me rather than behind me ,,,,

I'm surprised to see the clarity of highway cameras. In the video below a car loses control entering a highway and slams into a box truck heading for an overpass. The truck hits the rail that retains the vehicle from going over the edge but the bursts into flames (like a Hollywood movie) billowing black smoke until (about 8 minutes later) the emergency fire truck arrives to cool things down.

i have been taking gummy vitamins. i got started with a bottle from my mother. mom always sent me care packages throughout the year that included seasonal treats like a green beaded necklace for St Pats, chocolate eggs for easter, etc. along with that she'd send tuna snacks, travel size bottles of shampoo and conditioner, old pictures and so on.

if you've ever had a gummy vitamin, you'll know they are addictive. they're like candy and i'm glad one can't die from eating more than a minimum of 4 per day. they are the perfect, tender, squishiness, and the flavor rivals any confection.

i was at the drug store picking up my meds and while i waited the standard 15-20 minutes, i found some gummy bears, 3 for $3. let me tell you, the vitamins are better. that said, i've eaten 2 1/2 bags since yesterday.

in other news, i found a gem if you like comedy horror films called Bite Me. it picks up at the Go Go Saurus strip club

i can't post the link but it's on youtube here's the trailer

it is part of a house built in 1868. it has a bay window that allows the sun to pour in. the walls are painted a muted teal. the walls still have the arms for lamps that once lit the space with gas lights. i use the arms now to hang hats. the ceiling has a variety of cracks in the plaster. i lay on my bed and look up, remarking to myself that it looks like a giant map, would never fix it. in the center of the ceiling is an original light fixture in a medallion shape with flowers. the floor is original dark wood that creeks with every step. my room talks to me.

i've furnished the space with an eclectic combination of a dresser that once belonged to my brother, an antique dresser, a queen ann chest of drawers, an oak captain's bed, 2 vintage bureaus and an artist's drawing table. a gal can't have enough drawers, (wink).

there are red, sheer window treatments embroidered in gold that frame the windows that compliment the walls and my bedding's mood changes with my mood. i have several options for the seasons, light and cheery for summer and warm and cozy colors for frigid nights.

let's not forget the red candles and nicknacks collected from my stays in California, Colorado and Minnesota. my bedroom holds secrets that i revisit in dreams.

some or most would consider my bedroom cluttered or too colorful. i love it and would never strip my room of myself.

we often see on the news , police chasing either stolen cars or criminals , which amounts to the same thing , a felony has occurred ,
so why do these chases turn into a nascar race ,,
they start off with a couple of cruisers sitting a safe distance behind the offender ,
and if by magic every cop and his dog joins in on the action , is it because the longer the chase lasts then it will be shown on the news via helicopter and this will be their 15 minutes of fame,
and you can be sure by the end of the chase there will be anything from 10 to 20 squad cars around the offender plus a police helicopter hovering above ,,
that is a lot of tax payers hard earned bucks being wasted,,
and as we often see a lot of these chases usually end up with the car being wrecked or hitting innocent drivers along the way.
now a simple solution to this problem , would be to have two squad cars pursuing the vehicle along with the eye in the sky.
and if the vehicle will not stop , the the over head chopper should armed with a mini guided missile that will totally take the car out when there is the opportunity to do so .
it will save on the insurance pay outs save on court costs as there will be nobody to go to court ,
and it will save tax payers money as the other 18 squad cars can do some proper work ,,
and will also serve as a deterrent for car thieves and criminals running from the police ,,

Earlier this year, gas prices fluctuated a bit and were around $3.40 a gallon.
A week ago, they shot up 40 cents. By Friday they were $4.00, then $4.20 on Sunday.
Tuesday marked $4.50 and today, the place I normally buy from dropped to $4.18

I'm doing much less driving than I've done in past years so I'm not feeling the pain that others would experience with long commutes and lots of sales calls.

Running an errand to get new wiper blades and a cabin filter, the guy at the auto parts store remarked about me having an economy car. the computer shows I'm averaging 32 miles per gallon. The trip back from my daughters late at night with little traffic registers 41 miles per gallon.

I just hang in... it's all I can do.