Thirty-three days had passed since my trip with my photographer and Mongo to Canton and Kent, Ohio. While the COVID-19 pandemic had seemed to slow a bit in the past month, it was definitely not over. Luckily for us, hotels…
Tag: Thomas Jefferson
123: MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU
When my photographer and I returned from our trip to Buffalo, New York on January 11, 2020, he placed me on the shelf with the rest of my Presidential bobble head buddies. As a matter of fact, I stood in…
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…
120: RUB-A-DUB-DUB; ALONE IN HILLARY’S TUB
Friday July 26, 2019 marked the end of our stay at the Johnson farm near Streetman, Texas. My companions had the Highlander packed early; then they spent their final hour with Kim and Sally – Bill had left at the…
119: “READ MY LIPS – I MADE HISTORY WITH BUSH 41”
Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am on Thursday July 25, 2019 and he hurriedly got ready for the day. Vicki, on the other hand, had planned on a relaxing day with her family. I was excited – it was only…
118: SWALLOWTAILS AND LONGHORNS; DOWN ON THE FARM
It was 6:00am on July 23, 2019 and for the second consecutive day my photographer’s wife sprung out of bed as though the mattress was electrified. Even though we were within walking distance of the Magnolia Market at the Silos,…
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…
116: COUSINS REUNITED IN WACO AFTER 45 YEARS
Our Sunday morning in Austin, Texas began an hour later than normal and that made Vicki extremely happy. But the 7:00am wakeup call on July 21, 2019 wasn’t to pacify my photographer’s wife; it was due to the fact that…
115: HEY, HEY, LBJ – I TOURED YOUR RANCH TODAY
When the alarm went off at 6:00am on Saturday July 20, 2019, my photographer hustled to get ready for the day. His first goal of the morning was to walk back to the Alamo to capture images of me in…