Little Conard's First Prom

Another Noteworthy Quote

Conard said that yesterday in Florida a tank of diesel was $4.07 and today it is $4.22.

Conard - "I hope it goes all the way up to $10 a gallon!"

Me - "Why is that?"

Conard - "Then everyone will be forced to quit trucking and the government will step in and do something about it."

I think he makes a great point. Something needs to be done.

As Promised Last Month....

This is Conard's 22 inch redfish. He is very proud of it. Please take a moment to say ooohhhh and aaaahhhhh.

Thank you.

This is Conard's WeeMee!

After Much Pleading...

I talked Conard into going fishing the other day, and although he didn't want to go, he ended up catching a 22 1/2 inch Red. I took a few pictures of it with Dad's film camera before he set it loose again, which I will post at a later date.

Moral: Is there ever a BAD time to go fishing?

The New Truck

Conard bought his new truck! It's a 2008 Toyota Tacoma Doublecab (with the long bed for Chris). It.is.NICE!

There IS a Resemblance

A Little Birdy Told Me...

Today is Conard's Birthday! Happy Birthday to the greatest guy in the WHOLE world!

Photographic Proof

These are from Conard's camera: his truck turning to 1 million miles, the truck he hauled from Seattle to Houston, and the other trucker's long load that he helped with in West Virginia. (Click on any image to see full size)

Where in the world??

In a few hours, Conard will be waking up to another crisp (upper 40's) morning in Yakima, Washington.

Noteworthy for this trip: his truck turned over to 1,000,000 miles. (that's 1 million for the zeroes impaired!) Hopefully he will get his ticket out of there today.

Last Night

We spent yesterday at the Homosassa Flea Market gathering up the odds and ends we needed to put the boat in the water. We ended up going to Rainbow River late yesterday afternoon. It was great... we were fighting darkness on our way back, though.

Today we are going to Wacasassa. So far the boat is great!

Happy Birthday!

Conard's Mom is turning 72 tomorrow. We celebrated her Birthday yesterday at Lone Star Steak House in Ocala.

Happy Birthday, Betty!

QUIZ TIME!!

Conard is getting ready to burn up the road again... I'll give you 48 guesses to figure out where he is off to now. (city and state)

Good luck

The New Mothman Prophet

For the past year, Conard has had a growing phobia about driving over bridges that span over big bodies of water. I don't think this Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minnesota will help much. But seriously, think of the similarities. The Mothman is from West Virginia and so is Conard. Also, wasn't the original sighting of the Mothman right before a bridge collapse? Hmmm...

The Hero of the Day

Double that to two thumbs up for Conard, Good Samaritan of the month! He averted a huge ordeal for a fellow truck driver by realizing that the other driver can't make it on the road into the drop off place where they are headed. Conard is probably 6 hours ahead of the guy (whose trailer is almost twice as long as Conards) and has already doubled back, lined up the Highway Patrol to direct traffic, called a wrecker company to help lift the guys hind end around corners, and contacted the other truck driver, his escort, and the company they work for to let them know of the impending problem. He shrugs it off but I say it's all in a days work if you are a superhero.