Why is it so hard for me to wind down and go to sleep? I guess my mind is too active for me to sleep. I guess I’ll crash later on today like I normally do on my off days. I just wish I could go to sleep like normal people. Insomnia is a B%$@&…
The Things You Find on the Internet Late @ Night
15 02 2009I can’t believe this actually happened to someone. When I read the below article I first thought it was just a random joke on the website I was reading, but then again, with my life, stranger things have happened…
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Man in Wheelchair Stuck in Grill of Tractor Trailer, Takes a 50 MPH Ride
Friday, June 8th, 2007

Benjamin Carpenter, 21, was crossing a Michigan highway in his wheelchair when he became stuck in a semitrailer’s grille and pushed for miles before the unknowing driver was pulled over, police said on Thursday.
Carpenter escaped unharmed, saying, “It was quite a ride,” police said.
Carpenter was attempting to cross on Wednesday when the light turned green and his wheelchair became hooked onto the front grille of the truck, which reached 50 mph during the 4-mile trip down Red Arrow Highway, Michigan State Police Trooper Michael Sinke said witnesses reported.
Carpenter was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had been secured to his wheelchair by a seat belt.
Witnesses reported that the light turned green, so the truck took off, never seeing the wheelchair in front of him or the fact that it had attached to his front grill. When officers stopped the truck at a private business, Carpenter was in a calm state.
“The man spilled his soda pop, but he wasn’t upset,” said Sgt. Kathy Morton of the Michigan State Police.
Sinke said when he arrived at the scene, the man told him “‘Yeah, I’m fine. I just went for a little ride.’”
“He was surprisingly normal,” Sinke said.
About 4 p.m. Wednesday, a caller told police dispatchers, “You are not going to believe this: There is a semi truck pushing a guy in a wheelchair on Red Arrow Highway,” state police said in a release.
Authorities initially wondered whether the report was a prank call until others called with similar reports.
When the truck finally was stopped, the driver didn’t believe officers until he stepped from his cab and saw for himself.
“When he saw us, he was like, ‘What’s going on?”‘ Morton said.
“The truck driver had no idea,” Sinke said. “[He] was in a state of shock.”
Paw Paw Police Department Office Manager Susan Millek said their department got the initial call around 3:30 p.m. and Sgt. Kirk Goodrich and officer Tim McMeekan responded to the call. McMeekan said the incident was labeled a car pedestrian accident and he was prepared for a scene much worse than what he found.
“We were obviously relieved and shocked to see what happened,” McMeekan said.
He said the family was notified within a few minutes and because the man is an adult, the department called to have someone pick him up.
Officers who responded to the scene said the fact that the man was unharmed made this story that much more unbelievable.
“Just the way he was uninjured. It’s just unbelievable,” Sinke said. “Obviously someone was looking over him yesterday. I could go another hundred years in law enforcement and never see that again.”
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The Weather Situation
16 03 2008
Let me tell you, yesterday in Statesboro was just a strange thing. To start, the winds were so high here, I thought I was going to become Dorothy and my apartment was going to fly away and end up in Oz or someplace strange. The weather patterns were so erratic yesterday even I didn’t know what to think. It made me wonder if there’s some person out there in the world with a weather machine warping the weather or something. Sometimes when things are going like that, it makes you think strange things. I actually thought the end of the world was coming with all the thunder, lightning and high grade force winds. Oh well, I survived it and it’s a new day. Yay!
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Travelling on I-16
11 03 2008For those of you that travel Interstate-16 in GA I know you are probably pissed at times when you’re travelling the wrong way and can’t get to the other side…
Well to start, yesterday I was travelling down I-16 in the wrong direction while trying to find a friend and you know I almost ran out of gas because I had to drive 19 damn miles before I got to a damn exit so I could turn around. Can you say I was pissed?
Well to top it all off, I drove 19 miles in one direction and then turned around and drove 19 miles back. Then I drove another 24 miles looking for my friend and when I found him I had to drive 15 more miles before I could turn around to head home. I-16 really needs some places to actually turn around while you’re travelling if you’re going in the wrong direction or you need to turn off before you actually get to another exit. I was so fucking pissed off I was ready to cause massive accidents yesterday because I couldn’t turn around.
But after driving those fifteen miles I said fuck it and cut through the grassy median and turned around. It was like GA was literally trying to make me run out of gas or something. I’ve never seen that before in my life. Someone in the dept. of transportation really needs to look into adding some turns off on 1-16 going East and West. That was just a damn shame. Maybe someone in the dept. of transportation will read this and add some extra turn offs or something. GA we need to do better…
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Two Days Off and I’m Still Tired
4 03 2008Okay I must say that I’m still tired after being off from work for two days. Anyway, I don’t know what’s going on with me lately. It seems that I go from good mood to bad mood in the drop of a dime and that’s not good. I’m always able to keep my emotions under control and in check. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think that I was a pregnant woman or something. I know that to not be the case but still. I guess when I got off in the morning I’ll go home and try to catch up on my sleep.
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Questions
26 01 2008Guys and Girls I have some questions to ask that I hope someone out there has the answer to. For years, these questions have plagued me and I’ve never gotten the answers. Hopefully some of you out there can answer these…
- Why is it that when I’m off from work, I get sick? But when it’s time for me to go back to work I get better?
- Why are most gay men stereotypical? Judgmental? Egotistical?
- Why can’t the poor be rich too?
- When is the world going to be a better place for everyone?
- Why does the Professor on the Parkers treat Nikki Parker so bad?
LOL, I’m talking out of my head now. I have more questions floating around in my head but for right now, those are the ones that spring to mind that I can freely ask without too much backlash…
Keep on floating guys and girls, I’m out…
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Another Pain Filled Day
22 01 2008
Well it’s a new day and I’m still in pain. What am I going to do? Oh well, I sent my doctor an e-mail and waiting on a reply. She’ll probably tell me it’s time to come on in but I don’t really want to do that. I guess I have to see what’s going to happen and go with the flow. Why did this have to happen while I was on my vacation from work? Why doesn’t stuff like this happen when I’m working? I guess that’s just another part of life that ceases to amaze me, if you know what I mean. I hope I feel better soon so I can get back to my naughtiness…
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Okay guys, I found out the reason behind the previous strange encounter and I know most of you aren’t really as shocked as I am. If you’re not, then you should be, but oh well.