Lawanda

LATEST ARTICLES ( 55 )

• The Quest for a Hero: Onward Ho!

  Imagine a rudderless yacht pitching and yawing into the bleakest, darkest abyss, an empire without its noble champion, the meaningless monarch wandering into th... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Planning for an Epic: the Hero

  Writing is so lonely, I wonder if I can do it. Putting these little blog posts up are so easy, instant gratification. Whenever I post a blog, I get readers righ... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Midland Texas Tonight: an Open and Prosperous Town!

  Lately, I have been a regular visitor to the Midland, Odessa, and San Angelo, Texas, area. Oilfield equipment trucks fill the roadways, people are busy and... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dog Walking: the Route to Success?

  Tonight I am almost too tired to write. But certain symbols of mundane everyday life keep passing by the eye of my mind. I know until I indulge myself sleep wil... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Politics of the Insecure Male

  Working for most of my life in the trucking business has given me the opportunity to deal on a personal basis with all kinds of men. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• In the Middle of My Block, the Cowan Home

  The Cowan home, beautiful for its time,was inhabited by a Catholic family. Dad was the high school principal, mom was the neighborhood angel, the teenagers... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Casey Anthony and Other Assorted Liars

  Frightening how many people will lie, and the lengths they will go to in order to twist facts and alter conclusions, but nothing lives longer than the truth. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Michelle Bachman: Laughable Really

  This morning I watched "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer interview Michelle Bachman. This is an incredibly egoistic, holier than thou, teabagger who appears... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Thoughts on Fatherhood: the War with Wayward Moms

  My mother wanted me to denounce my father, but I never could. He probably deserved her anger; after all, he drank, traveled globally, and was opportunistic... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• No Time to Write

  My life is just a blur of highway and work. I have one of the lowest quality existences known to humanity. I feel overwhelmed today, and angry, at all the lies ... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Trucking: the Onions Are Making Me Cry!

  Today we are in Stockton, California, enjoying the cool weather. I drove out here from Utah over the weekend, stopping in Nevada for a night with the slot... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hobbs New Mexico: Waiting on the Wind

  Today we are in Hobbs, New Mexico, waiting for the wind to calm so we can go over to Texas and begin reloading tomorrow. The gusts are in the sixties, and the... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Rude Drivers: Will It Ever End?

  On any given day, I put up with more stupidity before eight o'clock in the morning than most people get in a week. I endure careless drivers cutting me off, rud... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Glad Osama is Over

  Finally we have a little justice in the death of terrrorist Osama Bin Laden. In fact, for someone who loves the English language and poetic justice, it is all... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Wind from Mexico

  Right this minute I am sitting in the Petro Stopping Center at exit 37 in El Paso, Texas. The wind is blowing from the south, and the dirt is blowing up from... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY