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Failure isn’t final. It’s simply a rung on the ladder of success.

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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
             -–Thomas A. Edison

Do you tend to get frustrated and give up when you try something new and end up failing miserably at it?

If so, you’re certainly not alone. Most everyone fails at something on occasion, and I’ve probably failed at more endeavors than most people will ever try.

Like it or not, failure is just a part of life for us human beings.  [Read more…]

Have you ever wondered why some roads are asphalt while others are concrete?

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I don’t know about you but I hate driving on roads with a concrete surface, and if you have ever driven on one you probably know why.

That bumpety-bump sound I hear every time I drive over one of the numerous cracks in the concrete drives me bonkers. Add in the dull roar of the concrete road noise and it’s an experience that I genuinely detest.

I have often wondered why highway engineers sometimes choose to build their roads using concrete when asphalt provides for a much more pleasant driving experience (and it’s a lot cheaper to boot).  [Read more…]

Video flashback: Carson Peters debuts on the Grand Ole Opry…at just 10 years old

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Like many from my local area, I had the pleasure of watching Carson Peters grow up singing and playing his trademark sizzling fiddle.

The first time I saw this young man perform was in nearby Bristol, Virginia on the stage of a local Bluegrass Music show called The Pickin’ Porch.

He was all of 8 years old, but he played that fiddle like he was already a seasoned veteran – and in a very real way, he was.

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Video: Ricky Skaggs singing and playing his mandolin – at 7 years old!

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Ricky Skaggs at 7 years old

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Ricky Skaggs is best known a successful Country music performer, but like many Country greats he actually got his start in the Bluegrass genre.

And like most of those Bluegrass-turned-Country stars, he first began making great music at a very young age.

I was checking out some videos on YouTube and stumbled across this gem featuring a 7 year old Ricky showing off his musical chops with none other than Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

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