The story goes that Frederick the great visited a prison in the city of Potsdam. One prisoner after another  assured their king that he was innocent and the victim of a framer. Finally one man, howeve...  Read More

There is a phenomenon in the southwest called “Buc-ees”. It is a place where travelers can get gas, use the  bathroom but also a place where you can get “Buc-ees” souvenirs which include hats, shirts,...  Read More

 I waited for that moment for 65 years! I figured that I was about 9 years old when I first saw the signs. We  were making our summer trip to Texas to visit my grandmother in Dallas and in those days,...  Read More

I just got back from a road trip to East Texas! It was an opportunity to retrace some of the travels that I went on  as a kid when we went back to Texas to visit my grandmother in Dallas. We purposely...  Read More

On September 5th, 1977, Voyager 1 was launched into space. It has been traveling at 37,000 miles per hour  every hour for nearly half a century. It is figured that it is about 15 billion, 750 million ...  Read More

We have a tradition where all of us grandparents gather at our shared granddaughters house on Halloween, and  we take about an hour or so and walk with the girls as they trick or treat. It is actually...  Read More