I saw a prime example today proving once more that no matter how much legislation is passed you can't make people comply with the law. All you can do is punish them if you catch them.

About 11:30 a.m., west Houston, I-10 eastbound, a paramedic driving an ambulance (non emergency) and texting.

He was probably on his way to a school function to warn of the dangers of texting and driving and had to check in with his boss on his ETA. That's understandable.

Friday my DBL called me to let me know I would be starting the dedicated account. He informed me I am required to be available five days a week (ok) and that I would be salaried (nice.)

As we had discussed before, this is a brand new gig, so we'll just see how this works out. Not a problem. I'm game to work it out. It seems to accomplish all our desires; I get a predictable schedule/paycheck, increased home time, they get an important account promptly serviced. Win/win, right. ...