The 1982 World’s Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville is about a 5-hour drive from where we lived at the time. Our family decided to go to the fair for our summer vacation. My wife and I were dating at the time and my family invited her to go on the trip. My sister …
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Bob Evans Coffee
Several years ago, my family were on vacation. We decided to stop at a Bob Evans restaurant for breakfast. We don’t have any Bob Evans restaurants very close to where we live and my family had never been to one before. I had eaten at one during my work travel and had an idea of …
Making the Video for Just Say You Don’t Love Me
On June 2, 2016, my son turned 21. I decided to take him on a trip to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to celebrate his birthday. At the time, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail included visits to the facilities of 8 bourbon manufacturers in Kentucky. Three of the manufacturers had two facilities that you can visit so …
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Blind at the Beach
My family and I were at the public beach in Panama City. I was on an inflatable raft and had made my way out to a sandbar. While I was there, I saw my mom come out to the sandbar too. I thought it was odd that she was there without an inflatable raft. Any …
First Florida Vacation
My sister and I were both in elementary school when we took our first Florida vacation. I’m not sure how old we were. Panama City was our destination. We packed the family station wagon with a tent and traveled all day. I’m not sure how early we started our trip and I think we got …
Highland Manor Winery
Our family was on vacation visiting an area of Middle Tennessee where we lived for about three years. This was about a year or two after we had moved back to West Tennessee and our kids were still really young. At the time our youngest daughter, Mary, was probably about 4 years old. When we …
Big Game Hunting in Wyoming
I have a friend that went big game hunting in Wyoming several years ago. When he got back from his trip, he invited us over for a meal where we got to sample some meat from animals that we don’t usually find in West Tennessee except maybe at the zoo. During the meal, he told us …
Graceland in Transition – Part Three
The last of 3 stories about my April trip to Graceland.We didn’t do the tour until Saturday after the conference was over. I was waiting on the back patio of the hotel while my wife was finishing up her last session. I talked to a man from Carbondale, Illinois who had gotten married at the …
Graceland in Transition – Part Two
The second of 3 stories about my April trip to Graceland.The autism conference started on a Thursday. I stayed with my wife while she checked into the conference so I would have an idea of her schedule and when we would try to check in to the hotel. After she checked in, I decided to …
Graceland in Transition – Part One
The first of 3 stories about my April trip to Graceland.March 30, 2017, I made my first trip to Graceland at a time other than Elvis Week. My wife was attending an autism conference at the Guesthouse at Graceland and asked me to tag along with her. The Guesthouse is a new hotel run by …