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My 7 favorite Yogi-isms (aka Yogi Berra quotes)

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Image credit: Yogi Berra Museum

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As a youngster, I really loved the game of baseball.

I could rattle off all manner of obscure stats about the leading Major League players, and I could name all the players on my favorite teams, right down to the rarely-seen bench warmers.

In fact, I could even name even quite a few of the hopefuls that were working their way up through the Minors.

Of course like all baseball fans I had my favorite players, and one of my favorites of all time was Yankee great Yogi Berra.  [Read more…]

Nostalgic song: “I Get Around” by The Beach Boys

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I can remember a time when The Beach Boys were blasting their 60s era harmonies and signature guitar licks through radios all across America. Those were simpler times and that was reflected in the music they performed.

The Beach Boys had a long string of Top-10 hits during that decade, including “I Get Around”, their very first #1 hit.  [Read more…]

Video: How the Golden Gate Bridge was built

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These days we think very little about just how massively large structures are built. They just seem to go up with little effort thanks to the assistance of modern heavy machinery and their highly skilled operators.

But there was a time when designing and building immense structures was both extremely difficult and extremely dangerous. Lots of money and countless lives were lost during the building of the America that we know and love today.  [Read more…]

“Almost Home”

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Perhaps more than any other genre of music, Country music is all about telling stories.

Some of those stories are very uplifting while others are downright depressing.

However, most of them seem to fall somewhere in between.

Every now and then a Country song will come along that really grabs at your heart and makes you think…  [Read more…]

Why (and when) it pays to switch your business to a competitor

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If you’re the frugal type you probably know how to spot a great deal when you see one.

And like me, you’re probably always on the lookout for a big sale on the high-ticket items you’ve been wanting to buy for some time.

It’s true that sales and discounts can help you get the special things you’ve been longing for, but did you know it’s also possible to save money on some of the services you use month after month simply by switching to a competing company?

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