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Day 27: Never Forget
Posted on October 31, 2003
Today we visited The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. As a Jew, I have been wanting to see the museum for a long time. I knew it would be a... Continue Reading
Day 26: We the People
Posted on October 30, 2003
Once again, we got an early start and walked all over the place. We started by going to the Washington Monument, the tallest structure in D.C. It stands 555 feet... Continue Reading
Day 25: The Smithsonian
Posted on October 29, 2003
Woke up bright and early to begin our tour of the Nation's Capitol. We found a subway station just across the street from the hotel and were at The Mall... Continue Reading
Day 24: Gettysburg
Posted on October 28, 2003
I'm not sure how to put today's experience into words. As i reflect on our visit to Gettysburg, I feel overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of information and emotions that... Continue Reading
If I owned WorldVillage.com, I would...
Posted on October 27, 2003
I have been running WorldVillage.com since 1995. In those years, I have seen all the ups and downs of the dotcom era. However, I am at a fork in the... Continue Reading
Day 23: Chocolate Heaven
Posted on October 27, 2003
We left Philadelphia early this morning and jumped on the highway towards Hershey, Pennsylvania. The kids have been looking forward to our visit to Chocolate World for the whole trip... Continue Reading
Day 22: Lazy Day in Filthydelphia
Posted on October 26, 2003
Sunday. Lazy day. We slept in, laid around, watched TV, had breakfast and laid around some more. The nice folks at the Conwell Inn allowed us to use their washer... Continue Reading
Day 21: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Posted on October 25, 2003
Our time at the Conwell Inn has been great. The room is very nice and they have had some sort of breakfast downstairs every morning. When I took the dog... Continue Reading
Day 20: Let Freedom Ring!
Posted on October 24, 2003
It was another walk in the footsteps of our Founding Fathers. The city of Philadelphia is where the Declaration of Independence was composed and signed. We can trace much of... Continue Reading
Day 19: City of Brotherly Love
Posted on October 23, 2003
So long New Jersey. Hello Pennsylvania. For the second time on this journey, we are in Pennsylvania. The first time we passed through the west end on our way to... Continue Reading
Day 18: At Home with the Picones
Posted on October 22, 2003
We did not want to go through the trial of commuting into NYC again today, so we took it nice and easy. We opted for a leisurely lunch at the... Continue Reading
Day 17: A Bite of the Big Apple
Posted on October 21, 2003
We had a horrible night at the Quality Inn in Lyndhurst, NJ. It was supposed to be a non-smoking room, but the odor was there just the same. I went... Continue Reading
Day 16: A contest!
Posted on October 20, 2003
Today was a driving day. We left Boston, MA, and drove through Connecticut and New York on the way to Lyndhurst, New Jersey. If the weather holds up, we'll be... Continue Reading
Day 15: Nothing, absolutely nothing
Posted on October 19, 2003
Day of rest. Laundry. Eating. Walking the dog. Packing for tomorrow. Leisurely time at Barnes and Noble. That was our day. Tomorrow we head for New York City! Continue Reading
Day 14: The Freedom Trail
Posted on October 18, 2003
I am so exhausted after today! We walked the "Freedom Trail" in Boston with our friends Ro and Kyle. Starting at the Bostom Common (the first public park in the... Continue Reading
Day 13: Boston, the continuing story
Posted on October 17, 2003
We got to sleep in a bit this morning. After the kids did their schoolwork and I did some work, we went to lunch. Next stop was the John Fitzgerald... Continue Reading
Day 12: Plymouth Rock
Posted on October 16, 2003
The room at the Red Roof is great, but we have the world's worst Internet connection. It doesn't matter if I use AOL or MSN, and it doesn't matter which... Continue Reading
Catholic Errors
Posted on October 16, 2003
Several months back, I blogged about Mel Gibson and his upcoming movie, The Passion. The comments thread has gotten extremely long on that page as a spirited discussion between Catholics... Continue Reading
Day 11: Massachusetts
Posted on October 15, 2003
We started the day at Ro and Kyle's Bed and Breakfast. What great people these two are, and what a blessing it was to spend the night with them, enjoying... Continue Reading
Day 10: Vermont
Posted on October 14, 2003
Woke up this morning and decided that Bennington, Vermont would be a very nice place to live. The colors of the leaves are absolutely beautiful. I know it won't last... Continue Reading
Day 9: The Hills are Alive
Posted on October 13, 2003
We left the Best Western in Niagara Falls this morning and I had a brief run-in with the general manager. When I looked at my itemized bill, I noticed that... Continue Reading
Day 8: Over a Barrel
Posted on October 12, 2003
Finding a church to worship at while out of town is always a challenge. You just never know what you are going to get. As it turned out, I opened... Continue Reading
Day 7: Niagara Falls
Posted on October 11, 2003
Slowly I turned. Step by step. Inch by inch. Well, you don't have to remember the old joke to appreciate the awesome Niagara Falls. Once more, I say Awesome. That... Continue Reading
Day 6: Cleveland Rocks!
Posted on October 10, 2003
Mary and the kids needed to take some extra time for school today, so I dropped them off at the Cleveland Public Library. I then excitedly drove down the street... Continue Reading
Day 5: Ohio
Posted on October 9, 2003
Started the day in Dayton, Ohio. It really is getting hard to keep track of where we are at any given moment. The cities and hotels are becoming one big... Continue Reading
Day 4: Alma Mater
Posted on October 8, 2003
After schlepping our stuff to the car, for what seemed to be the umpteenth time, we drove to the campus of the University of Illinois, my alma mater. Many things... Continue Reading
Day 3: Land of Lincoln
Posted on October 7, 2003
We left Jacksonville, MO around 11 am and set course for Beardstown, IL, made famous by the Beardstown Ladies Investment Club. Our visit had nothing to do with investing. We... Continue Reading
Day 2: Where are we now?
Posted on October 7, 2003
Man, am I beat. It has been a LONG day, but quite enjoyable. The kids did a lot of their school work in the room this morning while I took... Continue Reading
Day 1: An Early Start
Posted on October 6, 2003
Around 3 pm Sunday afternoon, Mary came into the office and said something like, "If we would have thought of it, we could have just left today." I stared at... Continue Reading
Tomorrow is the BIG day!
Posted on October 5, 2003
Well, we are pulling it all together for the BIG ROAD TRIP! We are due to set out for our first stop, St. Louis, on Monday morning. I hope you... Continue Reading
WMD Found at last?
Posted on October 4, 2003
Here's the story... of course, you won't see it in the mainstream news or papers. They don't want to eat crow. State Department spokesman: Lethal bio-toxin 'kills people, it kills... Continue Reading
It's a mink-eat-mink world
Posted on October 3, 2003
This is hilarious! The wackos at Earth Liberation Front (E.L.F.), the criminals that are vandalizing SUVs and buildings in order to liberate the earth from the clutches of corporate greed... Continue Reading
Yellowlane.com
Posted on October 2, 2003
You want talent? You want creativity? You want a wry sense of humor with a twist of Monty Python? Take a look at Yellowlane.com, the Internet home for one Joshua... Continue Reading
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