I'm out of the office for the holidays from Wednesday, Dec. 24, until Monday, Jan. 5. I will be checking my email - bhudgins@hammock.com - and office voice mail during this time. Or if you need to reach me in a hurry, please call (615-812-5463).

Happy Holidays!

For more than 15 years, I have written for and edited publications about long-haul trucking. The past few years, my scribblings have been largely for the Owner Operator Independent Driver Association's member mag, LandLine. A few years ago, I wrote some cracked Christmas carols that I set to the tunes of some well-known carols.

Much to my amazement, the Land Line staff put together the Exit 24 Boy and Girl Choir and sang them on XM Satellite Radio’s LandLine Now on XM Radio Channel 171.

This year's selection of Chromemas Carols will be performed on the Christmas Day Show, somewhere between 7-8 p.m. and 6-8 a.m. Grab a cuppa mud or eggnog, depending on where you are in the day, and enjoy!

I will use IM, e-mail, blogs and other electronic media less to communicate with coworkers and clients.
I will put off procrastinating.
I will work on looking less and seeing more.
I will refrain from unleashing my snarkiness ... as often.