Think a press pass to the 2009 Presidential Inauguration meant that crowds parted at security gates like the Red Sea did for Moses? Think again. … [Read more...]
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Inauguration Day, She Said: Peace Corps on Parade
Start: 5:30 AM. Finish: 7:00 PM. Time actually spent marching in the inaugural parade: 30 minutes. Was it all worth it? You bet. The possibility of participating in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade hadn’t even entered my mind two months ago. However, a series of well-timed and serendipitous events resulted in the inclusion of my name on a list of … [Read more...]
Inauguration Day Images
At 5:30 AM on inauguration day - in a haze of sleep deprivation and anticipation - Audrey and I parted. She headed to the inaugural parade staging area to join the Peace Corps contingent and I, with a Pennsylvania Ave and 10th Street press pass in hand, headed toward the parade route. … [Read more...]
Scranton – Small Town, Big Shadow
I come from Scranton, Pennsylvania and that’s as hardscrabble a place as you’re gonna find. -- An actor playing Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live Ah, Scranton, Pennsylvania. My hometown. I told a friend the other day that we were in Scranton and he responded, “Are you from there? How did it feel to be in America’s most famous political city?” … [Read more...]
The Elections, Our Homecoming
Ever wish those gadgets in Star Trek were real? As the U.S. Presidential election results streamed in on Tuesday night, we sure did. We were desperate for a transporter to beam us across Europe and the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. We didn't go to sleep here in Budapest, Hungary until 7 AM on Wednesday morning, after the election results were in and the … [Read more...]