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…
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153: ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ EPISODE SALUTES GEORGE WASHINGTON
On October 14, 2021, my first official episode of ‘Hail to the Chief’ went live at bluewaterhealthyliving.com. In that episode, my photographer and I paid tribute to the ‘Father of our Country’ George Washington. During the show, you will hear…
152: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD BOBBLE HEAD
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…
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…