Sunday, November 9, 2025

60 Books in my 60th Year

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Growing up I was an avid reader. I remember that when I was 5-years-old my mom would pay me a nickel per book for every book that I read -- ...
Monday, September 1, 2025

12 of 60 - The Purple Room in Palm Springs CA

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Leda - Gena - John In Palm Springs, there is a fabulous club named The Purple Room. Back in the 1960s, this is where Frank Sinatra, Sammy Da...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

11 of 60 – Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and Kitchen – Best Catfish Ever

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Somewhere between Memphis and Nashville is the hometown of Loretta Lynn. She has a 3500 acre ranch there, which is amazing. I drove and drov...
Friday, June 27, 2025

10 of 60 - Woody Guthrie Park in Okemah, Oklahoma

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  Driving through Oklahoma can get pretty boring pretty quickly, so I decided I needed another detour. This time I found a park in the homet...
Thursday, June 26, 2025

9 of 60 – Giant Coke Bottle, Arcadia, Oklahoma

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Although I spent most of my time on I-40, there are a few detours I took to travel along Old Route 66. I live about 5 minutes from Route 66 ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

8 of 60 - The Lost Art of Hitchhiking

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  As I was driving along the highway, I suddenly saw this sign. It kindof caught me off-guard. Fortunately, since I usually travel alone I d...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

7 of 60 - Blarney Stone, Shamrock, Texas

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  In the teeny tiny town of Shamrock, Texas, is a piece of the Blarney Stone. Yes, the real Blarney Stone from the Blarney Castle in Ireland...