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Bob and I awoke on the morning of Tuesday, April 1 (he wished me happy birthday) in Kerrville, Texas at the Whitten Inn. This was not our intended destination, but because we had taken the wrong turning in San Antonio, this is where we parked ourselves and I immediately plotted our substitute course. It started […]

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Lyndon Johnson and Me

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Lyndon Johnson presided over our country as the 36th President during one of the tumultuous and historical significant periods of United States history. Becoming President just as the nation was rocked by the assassination of John F. Kennedy, life as America knew it immediately began to change. As for civil reform, it’s possible no President […]

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Born on a Mountaintop in Tennessee

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

After Chris and I got ready and gathered all of our belongings in virtual darkness early the morning of Sunday, March 16, we left Ryan and Becki’s house in Pooler and bid farewell to our three-day Savannah, Georgia getaway. The ride home was fairly uneventful after stopping for breakfast at McDonalds, the car lighter that […]

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George Bush and Me

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

At the time that George Bush was our 41st President of the United States, I didn’t really care for him - but the more I learned about him later (mostly from his book All the Best, George Bush), the more I liked about him. He was a true patriot, having served in World War II […]

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Texas Sunday: Waco to Huntsville

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

We awoke on the morning of Sunday, March 30 in our little room at the Lighthouse B&B in McGregor, Texas ready to embark on another fun-filled day of historical traveling arcross the huge and great state of Texas. Our hosts Jerry and Jan Walters had prepared a scrumptous homemade breakfast of eggs, sausage, and waffles. […]

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