I am a retired truck driver. I'm over 65, so I'm old enough to know better but still too young to care. My mind is stuck at 25, but my body disagrees.
In my time I have also been a welder, a soldier, a salesman, a carpenter and a cop. I have a two-year junior college degree and a PhD in Life.
I love the outdoors. Raised in the country, live in the city, still love adventure. My goal is to live until I die and die living.
I love God, my family and my country, in that order. I believe in Jesus, hard work and taking responsibility.
There's no better place to live than the United States of America, in my opinion, where there is opportunity for all.
That's who I am.
During our working lives we anticipate retirement. Doing what we want, when we want, and without having to worry about earning a living. This is the vision that most of us paint for ourselves.
The good news is it’s never too late to plan for retirement.
It was affirmed only about four hundred years ago that the world was flat instead of spherical. The circularity of the Earth was proven by explorers sailing around the globe in the 18th century and by round-the-world flights of the 20th century. In the late 17th century, the possibility of a Hollow Earth was postulated by Edmond Halley in 1692.
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The trucking industry is cyclical and goes up and down with the economy. There have been good years and not so good years. In my experience, there has never been a time when an experienced driver couldn’t get a job, or a new driver couldn’t get started.
I have always been able to get a job with benefits and good pay.
Revision is the most necessary fundamental in the process of writing. Ideas and concepts introduced in the first draft are just the basic elements. Until writing has been revised, rewritten, edited and proofread, it is not ready for publication. Read on for a basic guide to revision.
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