Saturday morning, about 375 people gathered in Anderson, South Carolina to show their support for law enforcement officers in the area and across the country. This car parade, which had a route through downtown Anderson on the cloudy fall morning, included a rally with speeches from the police chief, state Read more…
Every year throughout the country, communities gather to climb 110 flights in honor of the nearly 3,000 Americans who lost their lives on September 11th. Among the 3,000 lives lost were 412 first responders who jumped into action at the World Trade Center on that day 19 years ago. This Read more…
When I slipped below the Mason-Dixon line, the mood started to change almost imperceptibly. It started with a few comments, questions of where I came from, and the following observation that ranged from joking to dismissive: oh, so you’re a northerner. As I moved further south, past DC and into Read more…
“I’m just sayin’,” he said, “It’s not fair.” He leaned his forearms on the oak wood bar, condensation running down the domestic beer bottle in front of him. A woman with tight-cropped hair stood on one side; I sat around the rounded corner on the other, looking at a Read more…
“You have to have a cheesesteak,” Marc says emphatically. His eyes widened with excitement, sparkling from the memory. We sat across from each other at the kitchen table, miles away from Philadelphia in his Detroit home. “You have to get it from Pat’s, that’s the only place you should go,” Read more…
How far do you have to travel for medical care? Before this trip, I never thought twice about when and where I’d get medical care if I needed it (which thankfully, I rarely did). Growing up in suburban Milwaukee, I was less than ten minutes in one direction away from Read more…
It seems like a lifetime ago to me (so I’m sure it feels even longer to you!), but I wanted to take us back down memory lane for a brief moment to the mountains of New Mexico in my latest update about Route 66. As I mentioned a few weeks Read more…
I’ve been having a BLAST crossing the country and tracing the old Route 66. There’ve been highs, lows and everything in between — but I’m grateful to be able to share these adventures with you. Want to catch up with where I’m at on the road? Today I’m writing to Read more…