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Video: Watch Danny MacAskill descend the treacherous Dubh Slabs on the Isle of Skye

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Danny MacAskill

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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…]

Ever wonder why some people end up being miserable after they retire?

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If you’re still working you’re probably looking forward to the day when you can retire to a well-earned life of leisure.

And if so, you’re certainly not alone.

After all, it’s human nature to want to be able to live life completely on our own terms after decades spent helping someone else get rich.

But unfortunately, there’s a cold, hard truth about retirement: It makes a lot of people miserable.

There are several reasons why:   [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?

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Question from Glenn:  I was walking through my local home improvement store and passed several pallets of bricks.

I noticed that most of the bricks had holes in them but the bricks on one pallet didn’t.

I’m just curious as to why some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?  [Read more…]

Remembering Joe Diffie – and the song that could have been written about my own early life

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I’ll never forget the first time I heard Joe Diffie sing.

It was close to midnight on a hot summer Sunday night as I was driving down a lonely stretch of I-20 between Columbia, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia.

I was stationed at Augusta’s Fort Gordon Army base at the time and I was on my way back to Augusta after spending the weekend “back home” in Virginia.

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