LIVING ON TEAMSTER TIME

For some odd reason, Teamsters have a strange and unusual sense of time. Ahhh...TIME. The age old philosophical concept.

So what is it that Teamsters and TIME have in common? And what's so special about Teamster Time?

For starters, Teamsters function in their own world, on their own time and no one really knows for certain where that sense of entitlement began.

Like Time, things in a Teamster World are mysterious. Like when the clock first strikes and the hands start moving and when things finally end.

Teamsters too, are their own mysterious entity. They puzzle even the most intelligent people who don't understand the meaning.

But most of all, Teamsters (especially Teamster daddies) seem to move on their own time, in their own way, with little to no explanation given as to what makes them 'tick'.

When I was younger, I often got tired of asking "What time will Teamster Daddy be home?" Because that time continually changed and was continually getting the best of me, moving too fast or too slow, depending on the occasion. One day, I finally gave up asking the question.

Teamster business seemed to always be far more important than taking care of most any other kind of business. So Teamster Family was often the last to know what time things were going to happen, like eating dinner or going to see the latest movie. We were often confused about the calendar. And when important dates really occurred. For instance, like which month we going to take the annual family vacation or what day we were going to get the next family pet.

But, rest assured. When the time rolled around and T-Daddy finally came home, it seemed like Teamster Time was better than anytime at all. Because living on Teamster Time with Teamster Daddy and T-Mommy felt like time had stopped and we were the only T-Family on the planet. There we lived in a time and place that was full of real love and family fun that other's couldn't touch. It was our Time. It was a grand Time.

And now that I'm older. I'm grateful for Teamster Time....a time and place where Time stood still. Sometime I wish it still did.