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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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I’ve found the answer to one of my greatest frustrations

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If you’re like most people there’s probably a variety of things that tend to frustrate you at times.

I’m talking about relatively minor things that don’t mean a lot in the grand scheme of life, but are annoying nonetheless.

One of my greatest frustrations has always been trying to use drywall anchors to attach pictures and other things to a wall.  [Read more…]

The mystery of honey: Why it never spoils

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A while back I published this post discussing how honey is one food product that will never spoil.

That post prompted lots of feedback with several people asking what it is about honey that makes it last, well…forever.

That’s a great question so I went digging around for the answer, and I found it.  [Read more…]