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The American trucking industry, particularly 18-wheeler shipping, is among the most efficient in the world due to Eisenhower's investment in the Interstate Highway system during the 1950s. Ok, most of you have stopped reading by now, so to my real point. This entry isn't about trucking or driving; it's about life. People have asked why I'm leaving my job, heading cross-country and pursuing a Masters after already being over-educated. It's because life should only have one gear, and it's forward. The happiest people I've met, and the people who retain their good nature into old age, are those who embrace change and the unknown. Our memory is a rear-view mirror. It's good for perspective but if you've ever tried to drive in reverse for half a mile, you know it's difficult. Don't look at what you've done in life and hit cruise-control. Look ahead, move forward. Anticipation can be life's most exciting emotion. This trip will let me catch up with friends all over the nation, spend a holiday in Las Vegas, see some incredible national parks, and make a seamless transition into graduate studies. Nobody gets many chances for such self-indulgence, so I'll take this one as it comes. Wherever your road trip leads you, make sure it's forward. Ok, a few more lines to ward off casual readers.
And this is why the advent of container shipping is particularly disruptive to the market forces of American trucking. The ultimate costs of shipping through American ports and ship channels may make conventional means non-competetive and reduce the demand for 18-wheelers far into the future.
Miles driven: 0 (although I've finally started packing and got the 30k workup on car)
Poker update: I've placed in a few large (1000+) tourneys, but never hit the real money at the final table. Down $350 so far
Quote of the Day: "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want - an adorable pancreas?" - Jean Kerr
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