On adding traction to your truck and getting unstuck

Forward motion is worth the weight

I don’t have anything to say.

All I’ve been doing lately is trying to keep my head above water.

No riding.

No surfing.

Nothing.

Just work.

And darkness - lots of darkness.

Despite this?

I’ve spent the last hour sifting through notes, looking for ideas, looking for something of value to share with you.

And ya know what, dear reader?

Today, I’ve got nothing.

The ground is frozen and there’s snow everywhere.

And me?

I’m frozen too.

I’ve a huge list of should dos, would dos and could dos and today they all add up to a don’t.

Recently I was out in my truck. I got stuck in a snowbank.

I tried switching into reverse with the hopes that I could drag my arse outta the snow.

That didn’t work.

I tried plowing forward.

That didn’t work either.

Then I tried rocking the truck from drive to reverse in the hopes that somehow I’d get some traction.

That didn’t help either.

It was a cold day. I really didn’t want to leave the warmth of the cab. I REALLY didn’t want to stand in knee deep snow and get wet and uncomfortabl…