"access to some of my antediluvian online diaries and essays on Wetmachine, HuSi, and maybe even Kuro5hin and Salon (if I can figure out how to import them to Substack)."
HuSi and Kuro5hin bring back memories! (I was br284, and I think K5 is where I discovered your work a couple decades ago!)
I was once a professional truck driver! I know the awkward thing that only driving straight is. I liked everything about the job except for the horrible and aggressive sexism enjoyed and perpetuated by some of the men-folk in the industry. As it wasn't the only skill I had or the only way to make money, I quit when I didn't care to fight for my right to be there and my boss, he was a feminist and very practical, got tired of fighting on my behalf. I strung the entire cab of my truck with pansies, because if they're going to mock you for being a girl, then there's no reason to try and pretend otherwise. Might as well get the first word in.
I'm sorry you had to put up with that. So many men are such unmitigated assholes. I'm sure that I'm an asshole too from time to time, but I hope I'm not a misogynistic boor, at any rate. I liked the truck driving job as well, pretty much, although loading and unloading truckloads of furniture was no fun (on the other hand, going inside people's houses & seeing how they lived was interesting). But unlike the fellow I met at the truckstop, I had reason to hope that I could find other lines of work, and I soon did.
So if I had my druthers, I’d love the easy access to Technopotheosis. I honestly don’t know where I archived that stuff! And I’m always up for another Discord distraction. 😂
I have a few posts to catch up on, but I remembered most of the stories you recapped, so it seems like they’re sticking! Loving the ride!
"access to some of my antediluvian online diaries and essays on Wetmachine, HuSi, and maybe even Kuro5hin and Salon (if I can figure out how to import them to Substack)."
HuSi and Kuro5hin bring back memories! (I was br284, and I think K5 is where I discovered your work a couple decades ago!)
I was once a professional truck driver! I know the awkward thing that only driving straight is. I liked everything about the job except for the horrible and aggressive sexism enjoyed and perpetuated by some of the men-folk in the industry. As it wasn't the only skill I had or the only way to make money, I quit when I didn't care to fight for my right to be there and my boss, he was a feminist and very practical, got tired of fighting on my behalf. I strung the entire cab of my truck with pansies, because if they're going to mock you for being a girl, then there's no reason to try and pretend otherwise. Might as well get the first word in.
I'm sorry you had to put up with that. So many men are such unmitigated assholes. I'm sure that I'm an asshole too from time to time, but I hope I'm not a misogynistic boor, at any rate. I liked the truck driving job as well, pretty much, although loading and unloading truckloads of furniture was no fun (on the other hand, going inside people's houses & seeing how they lived was interesting). But unlike the fellow I met at the truckstop, I had reason to hope that I could find other lines of work, and I soon did.
So if I had my druthers, I’d love the easy access to Technopotheosis. I honestly don’t know where I archived that stuff! And I’m always up for another Discord distraction. 😂
I have a few posts to catch up on, but I remembered most of the stories you recapped, so it seems like they’re sticking! Loving the ride!