<![CDATA[Highwayman Online - Blog:Finding ways to improve on an Amazing Life]]>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:50:56 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Holy Basil Tea a healthy tonic drink for truckers with no caffeine]]>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:24:40 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2011/08/holy-basil-tea-a-healthy-tonic-drink-for-truckers-with-no-caffeine.htmlI have started drinking Holy Basil Tea aka Tulsi Tea it has a delicious slightly peppery taste and leaves me feeling uplifted! It is the perfect drink for breakfast and or before bed because it has no caffeine, You can order some from my website here! 
18 delicious new Tulsi Teas - Order Today!
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A cup of Holy Basil good healthy trucker tonic
]]><![CDATA[Good Coffee, Truck Parking, Buzz Inn, Ellensberg Wa]]>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:31:59 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2011/04/good-coffee-truck-parking-buzz-inn-ellensberg-wa.htmlIf You are in the mood for a steak and some real good Coffee check out the "Buzz Inn Restaurant" right next to the Flying J Truckstop in Ellensberg.  I Call their Coffee "GoldiLocks Coffee"  because its not to cold not too hot its "Just Right"  It is served in giant sized mugs that allow your nose to inhale the Excellent Coffee Aroma while you Chug its Coffee Goodness.  
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Goldilocks Coffee
]]><![CDATA[Adventures Finding (sometimes) healthy Trucker Food on the Road]]>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:09:06 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2011/04/adventures-finding-sometimes-healthy-trucker-food-on-the-road.htmlHere is a link to my website  http://www.healthtrucker.com ]]><![CDATA[Nice spring to fill up your jug!!!! Hwy 12 Macdonald Pass Montana]]>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:37:13 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/12/nice-spring-to-fill-up-your-jug-hwy-12-macdonald-pass-montana.htmlThere is a nice little spring on hwy 12 about 13 miles west of Helena just west of the summit of macdonald pass on north side of the highway.  Its just a pile of stones with a metal pipe coming out of the rocks but the water tasted very good and it was the perfect place to fill up my Glass Water Jug.  For Free!!!!!!
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]]><![CDATA[Going back to College.....sort of.]]>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:41:56 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/12/going-back-to-college-to-learn-web-designsort-of.htmlWell, I decided to grab the ol bull by the horns and see about taking a class at the local community college that would teach me how to build my own website.  I thought I was going to have to pay big bux for an online course but I had a pleasant surprise.....CBC, Columbia Basin College as a service to the community has signed up with a website called ed2go.....ed2go.com  starting december 9th I will be attending classes on web design for 6 weeks with an actual instructor and the whole shebang and get this....it only cost me 92 bux.  I left the cbc college website to see if I could register at ed2go without going through the college.  Because I didnt want to wait untill december 9th and yes I could register and I almost did....untill I realized that it was an extra 50 dollars to do it outside of the college.  So back to CBC's website I went and registered for my internet course that hopefully will turn me into a passable webmaster.  ed2go has litterally hundreds of courses from begining keyboarding"typing" to Speed Reading in Spanish.  You should really check them out if you feel like going back to college without all the B.S. ie( i didnt even have to go to cbc to register I did it all online in about 3 minutes!!!)  Here is the link to CBC's ed2go programhttp://www.ed2go.com/columbia  Also keep in mind that the ed2go website had a long list of colleges that they are affiliated with so check out thier site to see if your local college is on it!!!! http://www.ed2go.com....Peace    Highwaym
 02-21-10  I didnt finish this course!! I learned a bit about html  though.  My main complaint with it  (Ed2go), was that they dont give you any kind of "Text Book" to keep when the class is over.  also to use as a study guide while attending.  " Jumping back and forth on your computer to check on your answers to quiz questions was tedious"  You have to do it all online and if you want to brush up later you cant.  highwaym 
]]><![CDATA[Going Plastic Free II]]>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:34:56 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/11/going-plastic-free-i.htmlOne of the things that really bothers me over the road is the way Truck Stops really seem to Rip off us Drivers when it comes to prices.  One thing they do that is guaranteed to give me a cold angry feeling in my gut is selling water at 3 sometimes more dollars per gallon.  And we arent talking Perrier here im talking Cheap hole in the ground  water in a plastic jug.  Next time you are in a truck stop notice that the water sold by the gallon almost always will read "spring water"  Whats wrong with that? you might ask.  Spring Water has to be the best. Right?....Well Maybe its better or maybe its not..... "spring water" could just be well water or pretty much anything.  If it is marked "spring water"  It has almost no quality standards it could come from just about anywhere, If it is marked Drinking Water  at least you have govt. safety standards of quality it has to conform to. (just like your tap water)   So basically if you want to have good quality water that you can absolutely feel safe drinking you may as well do what I do and get yourself a glass jug and fill up at the tap. or if you are adventurous then find an actual spring where you can see and taste the water first.   You will save a ton of money!!! gee imagine Free Water!!!! who would have ever thought of such a thing!!!!!  and by keeping it in a glass jug instead of plastic you avoid the nice  chemicals you can get from drinking out of plastic not to mention the fact that long after im  gone and pushing up daisies  that plastic water bottle will still be there waiting to decompose...
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my pretty glass water bottle
]]><![CDATA[Going Plastic Free.....]]>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:12:52 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/11/going-plastic-free.htmlThis thanksgiving Terrie "The Super Tweet" "my better half made us a Thanksgiving turkey and she did it the old fashioned way ie no plastic bag.  Why?  Dear ol Ma,  asked?  My answer was because plastic does not like to bio degrade it just hangs around, cluttering up the world especially the oceans and the Beaches that I love so much, not to mention the fact that plastic is a petroleum product and can put out toxic stuff into your food and beverages.   I was a little bit skeptical that the turkey would taste good having been stuffing the tom into a plastic bag as long as i can remember.  But honestly  It was the tastiest bird I can remember ever having the skin was crispy and flaverful and the meat moist and tender not dried out in the least!!!!!   hope you all had a happy thanksgiving....... peace highwaym]]><![CDATA[How I outsmarted my gambling Habbit using my lowly Sears Mastercard]]>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:08:36 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/11/why-i-love-my-sears-mastercard.html
Years ago I picked up a gambling habbit I love the slots.  Seems like nothing makes me forget about the stresses of the road like an hour at the slots.  Unfortunately this hobby also was taking a toll on my ability to save money.  I was at a loss to find a way to "outsmart" my gambling habbit.  I tried only taking a hundred cash but sure enough id find myself popping a 20 into the slot machine in a truck stop in oregon or montana.  Next thing you know id be broke and calling my girlfriend to wire me some more money from my bank account so i could eat.  taking my debit card on the road was a big mistake too.  I once lost several thousand dollars in a single night,  while laid over next to an indian casino in oregon.  Then one day I walked into a casino with only my lowly Sears Mastercard.  I handed it to the guy in the cage and waited for him to run it for 200.00 he came back "sorry sir, your card has been declined"  What? I keep all my cards paid off and have excellent credit.  I called the sears credit help number and they told me that my card could not be used in casinos.  I was pissed... I ranted and raved and then  I did something I had never done before...I walked out of a Casino without having spent a dime.  I couldnt even call my girlfriend and tell her to western union me cash because my excuse that I needed the cash to eat wouldn work,  I still could use my credit card to buy food or anything else I just couldnt use it to gamble. (remember, if you DO get a sears card DONT call and have them mail you the pin #, this will defeat the purpose!!!!)  Well my anger quickly wore off followed by relief...I finally had found a tool that would keep me from gambling on the road.  I also like the fact that by being a member of the Sears rewards program I earn points that I can spend at sears and other businesses I own a very nice Nikon SLR Camera now and have a couple of ipod classics paid for by my purchases with my sears card.  Last night I decided to walk to Hooters.  After some wings and an ice cold beverage I sauntered over to the Casino and handed my Sears card to the Cashier he ran the card and then with an apologetic look said "sorry Sir,  your card has been declined.  Would you like me to run it again for you?"   No Thank You,  I replied with a smile,  "They are only doing their job"....".have a good night."    highwaym ]]><![CDATA[Tasty Bite helps me eat healthy]]>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:34 -0800http://www.highwaymanonline.com/1/post/2009/11/tasty-bite-helps-me-eat-healthy.htmlPicture
from around 2.50 to 3 bux per meal I buy tasty bite brand vegetarian,no preservatives, no msg,and no refrigeration or cooking required meals.  All I do is cook up a batch of rice put it in tupperware containers and when its time to eat I pour my tasty bite (my favorite is Japur vegetables) over the top of the rice and eat cold.  It really is quite tasty and did i mention Healthy too!!!!

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4-20-11 new addition to post:  I unfortunately fell off the vegetarian diet because it was too time consuming and I love eating out.   I eventually gained even more weight (354 pounds at my heaviest)  I am all for a healthy vegetarian diet but I found a system that works even better for me and doesnt rely on any one particular type of food!!!  I eat whatever type of food I like and am currently down to 307!!  I blog about it here http://www.healthtrucker.com


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I love to eat.  There is no better way in my opinion to reward ones self for a hard day over the road than a good sit down meal.  Preferably at a top notch restaurant.  Unfortunately those meals where taking a toll and I ballooned up to 340 lbs. With the weight came Pre-Diabetes, High Blood pressure, and  Sleep Apnea. Then I started to have Panic attacks and I knew it was time to make a change. I tried quite a few things but it wasn't until I went vegetarian "oh yeah, and started taking the Metformin my Doctor had prescribed for me"  that I  met with success.  In five weeks I lost thirty pounds.  What has been really amazing though is that even though I fell off of my Vegetarian Diet I still have kept most of the 30 lbs off that I originally lost.  That is where the Metformin may be helping, also I still bring fresh fruits, nuts and veggies with me on the truck.  I will blog more tonight about some of the things that have been helping me on the health battle.  Untill then "Eat a Grape" Peace  Highwaym. ]]>