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That "free exercise" is like free speech: it doesn't mean you can exercise it any time, any where, without limits. What the founders wanted to avoid was the imposition of a state sanctioned religion, which is what a whole lot of Christians would like to see, though they'll deny it. The only way...

LOS is spot on: the whole approach of the FMCSA rulemaking is all stick and no carrot. Especially the electronic logging, which they admit is entirely about compliance. As if a compliant driver is a safe driver, because we're all the same, us drivers, and one day is exactly like another. If we...

Especially when they have UV light, mass spectography, [I just know that's misspelled] DNA, trace analysis, ballistics, splatter pattern recognition, and a few other magic tricks in their bags...

Teamgreen: I won't say the guy lied to you, but he certainly has an incentive to do so. Did he offer to validate or verify his figures? Recruiters [or their equivalent] have a goal: get the job filled. Some are not overly scrupulous about offering the truth, when it might not work to their...

I saw a dozen, but that was in person. Which is when I figured out what it was, because I hadn't yet walked into the store. [The horse droppings are a big clue.] When you park somewhere in the middle of the night, the mornings can be quite an eye opener, lol.

My response to the "nothing to do" comment was directed at a driver who does not log. For myself, I always make sure that all loggable activities are completed prior to or after the 34 hour reset. Because I am all about logging it correctly. Heck - I won't even LOOK at the Qualcomm while I'm on...

You don't seem to grasp the difference between teaching [about] religion and practicing it. The former is a vital necessity, the latter is not a part of public schools. It's like sex education: students should learn about it, but practice is prohibited in school. ;)

Once again, you put the wrong words in my mouth: it's not about how hard it is to defend oneself, in general, at all. I have enough sense to avoid the situation Zimmerman provoked, because staying in the car, once he's called 911, was a no brainer.

I've never heard of anyone who didn't want religion to be taught - until you suggested it should be an elective. The disagreement is over teaching Creationism in science class, not ignoring religion as if it never existed, or played a major role in shaping our past. [And present.] Nobody's...

You suppose Zimmerman actually practiced? This is the guy who invited Neighborhood Watch to give a presentation, accepted the job of leader, and then, when told to compile a list of volunteers assigned to patrol and return it to the coordinator, she never heard from him again. But he identified...

True. The problem is that the believers in Creationism want it to be taught on the same level as evolution: in science class, as an accepted theory. But it isn't on the same level, because evolution has been validated by fact, and nothing has been found to discredit it. Creationism is a...

Block what?! He wasn't getting punched, he was getting his head slammed to the ground. And it seems to me that whatever type of holster he was using, the legs of Martin would have been tucked tight against his sides [to control the attempts to 'buck' him off], and that would block access to...

Could there be a better illustration of "life is not fair" than the death of a child? We understand that death is the price we pay for life, but that is just too much to lose. My deepest condolences to you & Ruth.

Nothing to do?! I don't think I've ever said that, in almost 10 years on the road. There's truck maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, shopping, reading, paperwork, cool websites like Buzzfeed & Cracked, local sites to see, [esp in a van!] - how can you possibly have nothing to do?! Get some blank...

Thanks, everyone! It's too bad I wasn't born in 33, but we all gotta work with what we got, eh? And all of you guys are pretty cool, IMO. :o

Ever since the car trip where one of my granddaughters pointed out a Waffle House sign that was short a few letters, it's the Waffle Ho to us - it just sounds right, lol. :o

Judging from the totality of the evidence, I'd say Zimmerman took training about as seriously as he took the Neighborhood Watch program. I find it amusing that you "cannot assume that he did not" [because the Constitution demands we assume innocence] yet you frequently assume you KNOW what some...

Mission accomplished: got 5 new marker light covers on top of the cab [and I smacked them in myself, lol]. It was quite a saga, trying to find out what they're called [in catalogue-speak], who makes them, who sells them, and finally: who HAS them. Thought I found 3 in Columbus, but nope, wrong...

He had me at the giant Snickers bar, lol. ;)

I have zero experience jumping off a tall building - but I can pretty much imagine how it would go, until the last second, anyway. So I disagree that one needs to experience everything before having an accurate idea about how it would be. Certain things, [like childbirth], yes, but it's not...