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A video visit to Virginia’s Natural Tunnel State Park

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My home state of Virginia offers plenty of gorgeous scenery and fun things to do for those who come to visit.

Whether it’s sun and surf on the beaches bordering the Atlantic ocean and Chesapeake Bay on the state’s eastern coast, hiking or biking the mountainous trails in the west or visiting the many historic Civil War sites and quaint towns on the piedmont, Virginia has something wonderful and intriguing waiting for you to enjoy most anywhere you might happen to be.  [Read more…]

7 people who overcame great obstacles to achieve stunning success

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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.“  -–C.S. Lewis

Every now and then we hear stories about people who overcame great obstacles to ultimately find great success in life.

Some of history’s greatest achievers started out under circumstances that would cause many to lose hope and not even try to succeed in life. Here are just a few examples:  [Read more…]

Guess what? Those ‘twinkling’ stars you see in the night sky aren’t actually twinkling at all

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If you’ve ever had the opportunity to view the night sky out in country where there’s no light pollution you probably noticed how the stars seemed to be twinkling.

The thousands of twinkling stars that shine down from the heavens have been fascinating and mesmerizing us humans all throughout our long history.

But there’s a strange truth about those twinkling stars: They don’t really twinkle at all.

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Video: Marty Stuart fiddling the “Orange Blossom Special” (at 13 years old)

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Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.

I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.

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