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To call Danny MacAskill a master cyclist would be like calling the peak of Mount Everest a hilltop.
The exploits of this amazing daredevil are legendary world-wide thanks to the tremendous reach of YouTube, and I’ve featured several of Danny’s heart-stopping videos here on My Daily Smile.
Today’s video lets you virtually ride along with Danny as he descends the iconic Dubh Slabs on Scotland’s Isle of Sky. [Read more…]
Frequent flyers know there are some pretty unique (and scary) airports in various places around the world.
One airport that has always fascinated me is Princess Juliana International Airport serving the Caribbean island nation of St Maarten.
As I mentioned here, the late radio and television commentator Paul Harvey was a master storyteller.
He just had a knack for taking a topic that everyone thought they knew inside and out and adding a completely new twist to it.
Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Mr. Harvey entertained the masses with numerous stories that left one thinking “How did I not know that?”
Well, today’s video features a true “Rest Of The Story” classic. [Read more…]
Back in pre-Internet days if you needed to research something you probably headed to the library and pored through stacks of encyclopedias, magazines and various other printed materials looking for the info you needed.
Needless to say, doing research that “old-fashioned” way was quite tedious and time-consuming.
But in today’s connected world we can research most any topic or current event with just a quick Google search.
Regular readers of this blog know I’m a huge fan of restoring dilapidated vintage items because I’ve featured several restoration videos in the past.
There’s just something about taking an old piece of junk that would normally be heading to the shredder and making it look and operate like it’s brand new that really intrigues me. [Read more…]