In celebration of Jimmy Carter’s 100th Birthday on October 1, 2024, I am listing my Top Ten favorite Jimmy Carter highlights since I began my Presidential journey in 2013. I hope you enjoy! #1 MEETING THE PRESIDENT #2 SEEING JIMMY…
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294: LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO GET IN SAVANNAH
With Vicki behind the wheel of the Jeep, it took about two-and-a-half hours to get from the Confederate Monument outside of St. Augustine and into downtown Savannah, Georgia. And as luck would have it, my photographer’s wife found reasonably priced…
287: ‘TOP JIMMY’ IN PLAINS AND THE ONLY PEANUT HE HATES
“Creaks in the night, my senses sublime. Footsteps in our room, or a step back in time? Maybe I was dreaming, or maybe it’s deja vu. But this was the home of the dead; plus, Vicki heard them too.” When…
286: IN PLAINS, I POSED WHERE JIMMY CARTER WALKED, STOOD, SAT, AND SLEPT
Even though I had an uncomfortable night due to the surgical tape wrapped around my upper body, I knew my photographer and his wife slept well as the two of them hardly moved a muscle until Tom’s alarm rang at…
234: I FOUND MY PRESIDENTIAL PRIDE IN BUFFALO
It’s been nearly six months since my last trip, and I’ve anxiously waited for the opportunity to hit the road again with my photographer. During that long layoff, I had undergone a couple of minor cosmetic surgeries – procedures where…
222: JUST PLANE FUN ON BLACK FRIDAY IN DAYTON
As soon as my photographer’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Dayton, Ohio hotel room, I couldn’t wait to hit the road. It was Friday November 25, 2022; which was more than just Black Friday to me. That’s because…
185: MY GRAVE SITUATION ONE THRU THIRTY-NINE
There are many folks who have a goal of visiting every Presidential gravesite in our nation, but only a few have accomplished the feat. As far as I know, I’m the only bobble head who has been to all 39…
184: IS JEFFERSON ON THE PATH TO HALL OF FAME INDUCTION?
On Friday February 4, 2022, I had the opportunity to visit the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My photographer mentioned to the H.O.F. staff worker on duty that I’m the most famous bobble head in the world…
170: A KINDER, GENTLER VISIT WITH BUSH 41
Tom’s phone alarm went off at 6:20am on Friday October 22, 2021. I watched as he sat up on the couch, looked out the window, saw it was still dark, and reset his alarm to 7:10am. All I could do…
142: IN THE FATUOUS FOOTSTEPS OF FORTY-FIVE
For some strange reason, my photographer didn’t set his alarm clock for the morning of Friday May 21, 2021. And because of that, Tom got an extra nine minutes of sleep before we headed out on our final day in…