Table of Contents
Preramble, Disclaimers, and Dedications i
Old Cops, New Cops, Fame(?), and New Time Religion 1
Youthful Amish Entrepreneurs, Work, and Legendary Love 11
Texas, The Book of Job, and Old Friends 21
Motorcycle Rallies, Book Fairs, and Modern Farming 29
The Daily Highway, Unrequited Love, and Laws 39
The Southern Route, Interstate Highways, and El Nino 52
Statistics, History, Economics, Sociology, and Changes 58
Women, Irony, and Reflections on a Way of Life 73
Riding in the Rain, Youthful Memories, and More Irony 85
The Taking of Crap, More Cops, and Contemporary Trends 94
Old Friends, Old Times, Old Scars, and Recent Humility 103
More Humility, What Next America?, and Flaming Socks 112
Harley Guys, Final Sightings, and Foreign Fantasies 122
My Staff, The Mart-Mart Massacre, and Predictions 133
More Women, The Last Woman, Packing, and Peninsulas 146
Old Age, Great Memories, and Great Literature 159
Place Names, Literacy, and Bad Weather 171
Wrecks, Angels of Mercy, and Scrabble 178
More Riding in the Rain, and More Angry Women 185
More Disturbing Things, and Truckstops 205
The Summer's Long Ride (A Tribute to the Tallgirl and some Other Longtime Oldfriends) 213
Epilogue 222
