Travel

Road Trip: History of Football in America

Including a surprising connection to presidential history

Sep 22 •

Barack Obama, 10 Years of "Hamilton," and the Meaning of Hawaii's Aloha Spirit

Travel photos and birthdays that have me pondering what might have been

Aug 9 •

Beaches, Border Crossings, and Richard Nixon

Travel photo to ponder

Jul 22 •

That 2:47 a.m. Presidential Oath of Office Ceremony

Travel photos to ponder at Calvin Coolidge's Vermont homestead

Jul 7 •

Spinning Prayer Wheels in the Himalayas

A prayer lesson from a Buddhist monk

Jun 29 •

Abraham Lincoln on Democracy

Travel photo and words to ponder for President's Day

Feb 17 •

Road Trip: Literary New England

Mark Twain and Emily Dickinson to Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac and more

Feb 2 •

George W. Bush's childhood home

Travel photo to ponder: The last Republican president?

Jan 15 •

Thoughts on the Anniversary of JFK's Assassination

Travel photo to ponder

Nov 23, 2024 •

On Nature and Finding Balance

Travel photo to ponder while disconnecting from politics for a few days

Nov 14, 2024 •

John Adams on Democracy and Liberty

And a travel photo to ponder. A presidential birthplace from 1735.

Oct 27, 2024 •

Jimmy Carter at 100

Including travel photos from Plains, Georgia

Sep 30, 2024 •

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