Comments on: Slave drivers http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/ We drive. We blah. We blah and drive and blah. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stace http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4843 Stace Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:44:47 +0000 http://www.highwayhags.com/?p=2813#comment-4843 I have "read" Moby Dick, meaning I listened to it on audiobook, unabridged. I had always felt that I should read MD since so many people consider it The Great American Novel. So when it went on sale at Blackstone, I snatched it up. There's really not a lot of story to it, with most of the book taken up with essays on aspects of whaling. I actually did enjoy where the narrator argued that a whale is a fish, not a mammal. Fish/mammals aside, by about a third of the way through, I would have preferred to poke out my eardrums rather than continue listening. I did continue, though, and eventually finished it. Then I promptly took it to the library and donated it, since I knew I would never, never, NEVER read that book again. Ugh. It was torture. But that's just my opinion. :-) I have “read” Moby Dick, meaning I listened to it on audiobook, unabridged. I had always felt that I should read MD since so many people consider it The Great American Novel. So when it went on sale at Blackstone, I snatched it up.

There’s really not a lot of story to it, with most of the book taken up with essays on aspects of whaling. I actually did enjoy where the narrator argued that a whale is a fish, not a mammal.

Fish/mammals aside, by about a third of the way through, I would have preferred to poke out my eardrums rather than continue listening. I did continue, though, and eventually finished it. Then I promptly took it to the library and donated it, since I knew I would never, never, NEVER read that book again. Ugh. It was torture.

But that’s just my opinion. :-)

]]> By: Stace http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4842 Stace Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:36:53 +0000 http://www.highwayhags.com/?p=2813#comment-4842 We certainly did enjoy ourselves, though the enjoyment lasted much longer than expected -- our truck just got fixed last night! Are back on the road today, though. We certainly did enjoy ourselves, though the enjoyment lasted much longer than expected — our truck just got fixed last night! Are back on the road today, though.

]]> By: sheila http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4832 sheila Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:11:28 +0000 http://www.highwayhags.com/?p=2813#comment-4832 At any rate, enjoy whatever time you have off. Isn't Laredo very dangerous? Or do I watch too much tv? lol At any rate, enjoy whatever time you have off. Isn’t Laredo very dangerous? Or do I watch too much tv? lol

]]> By: mongoliangirl http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 mongoliangirl Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:33:25 +0000 http://www.highwayhags.com/?p=2813#comment-4830 Me no likey anyone putting too much on the Hags. But I also know you can totally handle yourselves. P.S. Just had to come back up here to reort that my 'Captcha' words are "doody lime". Me no likey anyone putting too much on the Hags. But I also know you can totally handle yourselves.
P.S. Just had to come back up here to reort that my ‘Captcha’ words are “doody lime”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.highwayhags.com/2009/08/29/slave-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4823 Anonymous Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:22:51 +0000 http://www.highwayhags.com/?p=2813#comment-4823 Your Bermuda plan is very much like my "Hawaii Get Away" dream. There's a web site somewhere online that features palm covered fancy tourist huts on a blinding white sand beach, with more eye searing blue water in the background. I showed this to my oldest daughter who insanely thought I was thinking about paying for a family trip ... to "make up" for the college vacation present that I should have been able to reward her with upon graduation. Anyway, while she was busy on her laptop, poking around the site and telling me all the crap that tourists get to do ... I was examining the room shots, daydreaming of hours upon hours of hammock, icy drinks, sort of healthy snacks, and book time. ...no beach... no bikini... no family in tow ...just me. aw the life .... oh BTW, happy to hear about the double/triple luck you girls had, hope Laredo was good to you, I'm sure it was, have heard great things about the area, and now am remembering the the words to "As I walk down the streets of Laredo ...as I ..." lol the teacher made us sing that in grade school choir practice. It would make a good song to howl away (I mean sing) in a semi truck to pass away the hours ... OK, take care, I'm sleepy. Your Bermuda plan is very much like my “Hawaii Get Away” dream. There’s a web site somewhere online that features palm covered fancy tourist huts on a blinding white sand beach, with more eye searing blue water in the background. I showed this to my oldest daughter who insanely thought I was thinking about paying for a family trip … to “make up” for the college vacation present that I should have been able to reward her with upon graduation. Anyway, while she was busy on her laptop, poking around the site and telling me all the crap that tourists get to do … I was examining the room shots, daydreaming of hours upon hours of hammock, icy drinks, sort of healthy snacks, and book time. …no beach… no bikini… no family in tow …just me.

aw the life …. oh BTW, happy to hear about the double/triple luck you girls had, hope Laredo was good to you, I’m sure it was, have heard great things about the area, and now am remembering the the words to “As I walk down the streets of Laredo …as I …” lol the teacher made us sing that in grade school choir practice. It would make a good song to howl away (I mean sing) in a semi truck to pass away the hours … OK, take care, I’m sleepy.

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