He Who Dares, Wins
I will either find a way, or make one. Hannibal before crossing the Alps On the shores of Lake Michigan, just a short bus ride from downtown Chicago rests a German submarine. This U-Boat lies in peace thousands of miles from the Atlantic where it plied its deadly trade during World War II. How it […]
George Washington Really Did Sleep Here
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. George Washington When Laurie and I lived in New Jersey we spent two years in Morristown. The city is noted for being the headquarters of George Washington for two separate winters during the Revolutionary War. His in-town headquarters for the second stay, […]
In Search of Lobster
[Maine] is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know. Elizabeth Strout When Maine is mentioned, I think of moose, cold winters, L.L. Bean, and Stephen King. Laurie thinks of—lobster. She had a short list of must-do […]
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