Joe's Early History
Northern Arizona
September 2, 2025
With the journey was just completing, I had some semblance of control. I could stop when I wanted. I could eat when I wanted. I could look at my map and chart my course. But during the trip I was about to begin in a matter of days, I was going to have a lot less control.
Detour to Santa Fe, New Mexico
August 18, 2025
My solo 1964 journey is nearing the end. Pretty cool for a 20 year old on his own. It has given me deeper appreciation for what the Greatest Generation did for us.
West to Arizona Highways
August 4, 2025
From Tampa I headed north to Tallahasse and the connection to the interstate heading west. The highway was flat and the traffic was light. I was…
South to Miami Beach, Florida
July 21, 2025
I drove west until I hit interstate 95 South, a big, major freeway. Flat for the most part, I could make good time. Traffic was light. Because…
First Flights: December 17, 1903
July 9, 2025
I was running out of money and I was running out of time. Marine boot camp was only a couple of weeks away.
Marine Corps War Memorial
June 23, 2025
“Uncommon Valor Was A Common Virtue”
—Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USNIn a pensive mood, I slowly walked the half mile or…
Knowlege is power.
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