Do you know what the definition of a “truck” was before automobiles and vehicles were ever invented? Thanks to our Grandpa Jack Dennis, I know a thing or two about that…and watermelons. (I’ll reveal the truck definition below). Some of my favorite childhood memories are the summer time get togethers at Grandpa and Grandma’s Petaluma…
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In 2017, President Donald J. Trump hinted that he might finally release classified information about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy. “Subject to the receipt of further information,” he tweeted in October 2017, “I will be allowing, as president, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.” What changed his mind? Ultimately he…
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We have just returned from a 32-day, 4500 mile roadtrip (June 19-July 21) from the Texas Hill Country through much of the South, Washington D.C. for July 4th, to part of the Midwest and back. Our preconceived ideas from news and the continually changing regulations around COVID-19 were blown away with the reality we experienced. It actually…
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We left the Texas Hill Country on June 19th on a roadtrip through the South. On our 28th day (We’re in Oklahoma City), we sharing some interesting facts about each state we’ve learned along the way. Louisiana Louisiana has the longest coastline (15,000 miles) of any other state in the U.S. Louisiana makes up approximately…
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It was raining our first day in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, so we decided on attending indoor venues. One was Alcatraz East and the other was Buttonwillow Civil War Theater. We thought it was going to be a Civil War documentary film, but was an actual play. It turned out to be much better than what…
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Unfortunately, COVID-19 restrictions are rampant at the Vicksburg National Military Park rendering our plans to visit as limited. That’s OK, because we’re enjoying the views of the Mississippi River and ready to head up Highway 61, the Delta Blues Highway. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln told his leaders, “See what a lot of…
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