So it's been a while since I've written all my fans, but I figured the National Convention would be a good time to share some of my deep wisdom about NACA and the Convention experience. And for my first golden nugget that I want to share with you all is this:

DON'T ride in the truck to Nashville with Adam and Chris from the NACA office. Those guys are crazy.

There I said it. I didn't want to, but it had to be done. Why you ask? Well, I'll tell you why... first of all let me say those guys a couple of good guys, I like 'em. Geniuses they're not, but OK guys just the same. The trip started out fine, we were taking turns driving, I drove first (pics coming soon) but then Adam and Chris starting wondering what all the lights on the dashboard meant. I didn't think anything of it at first, but all of the sudden Chris is asking Adam what the "light" icon means... the "light" icon!?!? C'mon man, maybe it means that the lights are on! Well, Adam wasn't satisfied with that answer so, with his love of looking up all kinds of boring information in books, he proceeds to take out the truck manual and look up what the light icon indicates. And wouldn't ya know, the light icon meant... wait for it.... daytime running lights. Big surprise.

As is if that wasn't enough, these two jokers starting getting curious as to why the truck didn't have cruise control! I sat there quietly driving while they talked amongst themselves. And wouldn't ya know it, before they were twenty seconds into the conversation the book was back out and they were looking for it! Meanwhile, I glanced down at the dashboard and see three buttons clearly indicating cruise control settings. Unbelievable.

It wasn't all that bad though, we had some good times driving through the Smokey Mountains, Chris kept pretending he was a real trucker (which is the furthest thing from the truth) and Adam kept us entertained with his jokes. All in all, let's just say that I'm glad I have a week to relax from that trip. I can never get those 7 1/2 hours of my life back, ever. Oh, I almost forgot, we stopped at Arby's for lunch and they forgot to bring me something to eat. I'm just saying.

I can't complain though; I'm here in Nashville and I'm ready to get my Convention on! It's going to be a great time this year and I can't wait for it to start!