OH to MO In Only Two Easy Steps

DATELINE: FAUCETT, MO, 1:50 p.m. CDT

Miles Today: 386
Miles Yesterday: 260

Another 2-day update. Please do pardon my negligence in reporting yesterday, but it was just a short morning drive from Vandalia, OH to Effingham, IL. I then spent the afternoon and evening in my sleeper berth, working on my online poker skills. 'Twas an effort of mixed results. I played in a number of single-table sit-n-go tournaments, won 1, finished second twice, third once, and out of the money several other times. Most of the day I just wasn't getting any cards, and sometimes I just picked the wrong times to take cracks at pots that nobody else seemed interested in. But overall I think I played pretty well, given my bad run of cards.

When I wasn't pokering yesterday, I took advantage of the culinary options available at the area around the truck stop, another Flying J. Unlike most truck stop locales, this one was at a busy highway intersection with many establishments within easy walking distance. Taco Bell just across the street was for lunch, then I wandered a bit farther to Ruby Tuesday's for a special Sunday dinner. (The rest of the week I try to eat as cheaply as I can.)

Today I was up early again to make the drive over here to northwest MO. My delivery appointment is tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. a bit of a ways--40 or so miles--north of here. I decided to stop here because I saw this inviting mom-n-pop truck stop with a wide open parking lot, and figured it'd be a bit more quiet then the truck stops just up the road in St. Joesph. This place is surrounded by nowhere, so it should be nice 'n peaceful.

It has been a nice couple of quiet days, very warm with lots of sun. Today's supposed to be in the upper 80s around here. Good thing my truck's AC is working now.

And there you have it, my doings for yesterday and so far today. I'll be refining my poker even further once I complete this missive, 'cuz there just ain't a whole lot to do with one's dead time on this job. Might as well develop a skill that can produce some income, right? (Meager as that income could possibly be.) Thanks for stopping by, and keep on commentin' and truckin'.