When Tom’s alarm went off at six o’clock on Sunday August 4, 2024, it was a bittersweet moment for the entire clan. It was time to pack up and start the laborious journey home – which was only a short…
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272: AFTER THE PROM, I WOUND UP IN THE NOOK – AND I LIKED IT!
Our morning at the ‘Little Hotel on the Prairie’ in De Smet, South Dakota began when Tom’s alarm rang at 7:00am on Wednesday September 20, 2023. My two companions weren’t in a huge hurry as Vicki wanted to visit The…
214: I ‘RAVED ON’ WITH BUDDY & MARK AT THE DULUTH ARMORY
My photographer’s alarm had an echo to it when it rang at 6:00am on Monday August 1, 2022. That’s because I was still upside down in the cellophane-wrapped coffee cup where I spent the night following emergency surgery to repair…
213: A MINE IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
For the first time since we left home two days earlier, I couldn’t wait for my morning to get started. Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am and he had no trouble whatsoever completing his routine preparations before departure. But his…
182: ‘HAIR’OWING EXPERIENCE ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE
On Saturday morning February 5, 2022, Tom’s alarm went off at 5:20am and his groggy wife didn’t hesitate to question the earliness of the wake-up call. Vicki seemed to accept Tom’s rationale once my photographer told her we needed to…
175: FAST TIMES WITH A RIDGEMONT JUDGE
The 21st day of our trip began when Tom’s alarm rang at 6:00am. My photographer wasted little time getting things packed and ready to roll; after all, we were 80 miles behind schedule. The weather was ideal on Thursday morning…
154: THE 23-DAY “GRISWOLD FAMILY VACATION” BEGINS
A month after our last trip had finished, Tom, his wife Vicki, and I embarked on what my photographer had dubbed “The Griswold Family Vacation”. Our 23-day agenda was filled with Presidential sites, scenic stops, antique flea markets, and over…
122: HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL – TO BUFFALO
Five months had gone by since my last Presidential trip and I expected to stand on the shelf for a few more months; at least until Spring. Then out of nowhere, my photographer decided he needed to make a trip…
121: TIPPECANOE AND LINCOLN, TOO
The Sun had already risen over the Mississippi in Louisiana, Missouri on Sunday morning July 28, 2019. My photographer’s grand scheme of shooting images of a beautiful sunrise over the river went awry; he couldn’t get his butt out of…