Today I headed to Washington DC to enjoy the National Cherry Blossom Festival.It was chilly and cloudy but there was still a hoppin’ croud! We were located by the Smithsonian American History Museum on Constitution Avenue. The dancers and drummers from Tamagawa University had me hopping up and down. Here is the “Grand Marshall,” Atticus [...]
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We decided to get something to eat after a bit of sightseeing in Minneapolis and we happened to sit down next a group of men that seemed to be enjoying the baseball game on TV. We started chatting with one of the guys and when we teased him about being focused on the game, he [...]
Have you ever heard of Alex Debogorski? If you’re a fan of Ice Road Truckers, then you definitely know who I’m talking about. This past weekend, Debbie, Candee, and I jumped into the car and drove to the Chester County Book & Music Company in West Chester, Pennsylvania for the chance to see Alex at [...]
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I hopped at the chance to attend a Jimmy Buffett concert recently at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. I attended one a year ago with Debbie and her husband Jeff, so when I found out they were going again, I definitely wanted to go along! Jimmy Buffett is best known for his singing and [...]
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We spent about one week in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, in the south of Vietnam. There are two names for the city because the country is still, in the peoples minds, seperated north and south. The north of Vietnam (the side that won the war and are in power) call the city Ho [...]
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Don Knotts is best known for his role as Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, but he was also in other shows over the years such as Three’s Company. He was honored with his first star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, but the above star is a tribute to him in his hometown of [...]
I bet you won’t believe some of the famous celebrities that I’ve been fortunate enough to meet! Before we go on, I know what you’re most likely thinking-that I’m a famous celebrity myself! Well, maybe not yet, but with your help I’m sure to be almost as recognizable as a celebrity! I really had no [...]
According author Nancy Shaw they can! Today we met three new friends: author of the children’s book series Sheep in a Jeep,Nancy Shaw, Bob the Sheep, and some silly raccoon characters from her new book Raccoon Tune. It was so much fun! Mrs. Shaw taught us some fun songs, performed a skit about a raccoon [...]
Boy was it a long ride! We started toward Charleston, WV (the capital) around 5:00 p.m. and did not arrive there until the next day. We stopped and stayed at some friend’s house for the night. We had to get up early the next morning to get to the capital building on time. Even though [...]
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