Hiways and Byways

I got tagged byLexidiem to to do this thing that Mark (Panasonicyouth) started so over a mouth late here I am                                                                                                                                                                 Marks rules were pretty simple: Only list 8 facts and then tag 8 other people to do the same thing.                                                                                                                                                                              1. I'm pretty much computer illliterate. I need a book to tell me what to do and most of the time that doesn't work. I loose a lot of stuff and haven't got a clue how to get it back.                                                   2. I work for a 48 state irregular route trucking company and have driven over 3 million mile in 48 states and Canada . I've also been in the other 2 states and Mexico but not driving a commercial vehicle                                                                                                                     3.Courtesy of Uncle Sam and the United States Marine Corps I've also got to visit Japan, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Viet Nam.                                                                                                                                4. After I dropped out of college I was reclassified from 4F ( no one knows why I was 4F instead of 2S and I had never taken a draft physical) to  (surprise ) 1A. Since I didn't want to get drafted I enlisted in the Air Force with the idea I might get stationed close to home ( Boy, was I dumb back in those days) which was close to Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas. Because of the 4F I was rejected and they told me I would have to have waivers from congress even though I was going to get drafted, no problem,didn't really want to be in the air force anyway, I enlisted in the Coast Guard, then The navy,then the army all on a delayed enlistment from 90 to 120 day. Passed the physical for each and rejected because of the 4F. Then I decided I could really have something to bitch about if I got drafted after being rejected by all of the services so I enlisted in the Marine Corps on a 90 day delayed enlistment and since I new they wouldn't take me ( I mean they are particular ) I signed for 3 years instead of 2 ( I wasn't just dumb I was stupid with a capitol S ). Three days later I got a letter, my 90 day delay had been cancled and I didn't have to worry about the draft any more.                                           5. About 2 and a half years ago ( after much pushing,bitchin, laughin,etc by younger friends and relatives) just befor hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi gulf coast, I moved into the digital age. I bought both a digital camera (Olympus Sport 5500 ) and a cell phone and upgraded both several times.It would be hard to do without either now.                                                                                                        
        6. Now I use 2 cameras, an Olympus SP550UZ for when I'm not driving and when I am driving I use a Fujifilm FinePix S 5200. The shape and the long stationary lens make it much easier to hold against the window and sunvisor at the same time. It just works out a lot better and I think it's because the others with the lens that moves cause them to go a little out of focus.                                                         7. Music has always been an importent part of my life and I have a wide annd varied taste .I think the most beautiful and varied instrument is the female human voice. But sometimes, not often I get a craving to sit and listen to "crying in your beer" music. Not that light weight type where the barmaid asks if "do you want some cheese to go with that whine" but the type where she crys " O Gawd, get out that new pack a razor blades" and after a while I feel in a much better mood (Notice most of the rest of the bar is too) and alls right with the world.                                                                                                        8.  I get my internet connections from truck stop wi-fi services. A few are pretty good and some aren't too bad but some are hardley worth trying to hook up let alone paying for and I loose the connections fairly often and some times it may take several hours or even days to get back on just so I can log off. The best and fastest sites I've found are free and some of the slowest and worst are the most expensive.                                                                                                                                            Since I haven't figured out how to add pictures to this yet I guess is it. I'm not going to tag any one because it's taken me so long and about every one I would tag already has been