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…
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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…
117: MAGNOLIA AND SHIPLAP AROSE FROM WACO’S ASHES
There were two firsts for my companions on Monday July 22, 2019. The first of the firsts occurred when our alarm went off at 5:15am. The second of the firsts came when Vicki leaped out of bed and into the…
51: IRVING’S PAINE WAS MY GAIN
Monday August 1, 2016 was a catch-22 for me; I was excited to see a couple more Presidential sites, but it was also our last full day in Texas. Bill and Kim went off to work at their Dallas Aerial…