Tom’s alarm went off at 5:30am on Saturday September 4, 2021, which was a half-hour earlier than normal. That early wake-up call was only because my photographer had a hair-brained idea to surprise his friend Mark Mortimer who lived in…
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151: THE FACE OF HISTORY CHANGED WITH GRACE
Fifteen days after I had visited The Henry Ford Museum with my photographer and Bob Moldenhauer, I was on the road once again – but this time Vicki was with us instead of Mongo. And that meant only one thing:…
150: R-E-S-P-E-C-T FOR ROSA AND ARETHA
I was standing on the kitchen shelf waiting for our short trip to Dearborn, Michigan to begin when I envisioned a certain blonde from the 1950s and 60s singing “Happy Birthday Mr. President”. But instead of Marilyn aiming her affection…
149: JEFFERSON HAS A NEW SHOW – ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
On August 2, 2021, my photographer and I travelled to the GBS Media studio in Port Huron, Michigan to record the first of what we expect to be a fun and exciting series where we share our Presidential adventures and…
148: HARDING 2020 WAS WORTH THE WAIT
The final day of our two-week trip got under way in Marion, Ohio when the alarm sounded and woke my companions at 6:00am on Thursday May 27, 2021. Tom hustled to get himself ready because he wanted to visit Harding’s…
147: “FLOWERS ARE BETTER THAN BULLETS”
Tom’s alarm rang at 6:00am on May 26, 2021 and the first thing I heard was a threat of storms could impact our day. While a gas shortage threatened the earlier portion of our trip, weather had never been an…
146: A MORNING AT IKE’S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Throughout the night, as I stood sentinel in our Comfort Inn room that overlooked Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery, I watched for wayward spirits roaming aimlessly around the historic burial ground. I saw none, which was okay with me because I’m not…
145: AT HANK’S, I WAS NO ORIDINARY JOE
It was Monday May 24, 2021 and the alarm clock on Tom’s phone went off at precisely 6:00am. A few minutes later, Mongo returned to our room at the Hampton after he had finished his morning run around the Princeton…
144: RINGIN’ THE BELL OF FREEDOM IN PHILADELPHIA
For most normal people, Sunday is usually a day of rest and relaxation. Those words don’t exist when my photographer and Mongo are on the road together visiting historic sites, which was the case on Sunday May 23, 2021. As…
143: BIDEN MY TIME IN DELAWARE
The alarm went off at 6:00am on Saturday May 22, 2021 and it was moving day. After a three-night stay at the Comfort Inn in Arlington, Virginia, my companions packed up their gear and we boarded the Rogue for our…