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Living (and loving) Life
If you’re like me you probably know few, if any of the actual phone numbers of the people on your phone’s Contacts List.
When all you have to do is tap on someone’s name to place a call it’s very easy to forget their actual phone number over time.
Unfortunately, this could cause major problems at some point in the future.
Well, the requests for more music by The Petersen Family Bluegrass Band just keep rolling in.
I had no idea when I first featured them on here just how popular they would turn out to be.
In today’s video, Ellen and her incredibly talented siblings give a masterful performance of the Linda Ronstadt classic “High Sierra”.
And I must say, they more than do it justice. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Have you ever called a customer service or tech support line and ended up having to talk to a rep you couldn’t understand?
Well, me too, and to say it’s a very frustrating experience would be the understatement of the year.
Many large companies now outsource their call center operations to third-party companies located in foreign countries.
And as you well know, that can create quite a language barrier if you happen to get a rep who doesn’t speak English all that well.
But as luck would have it, there’s often a very simple solution to this problem… [Read more…]
Throughout much of recorded history castles played a major role in protecting both royalty and supremely wealthy families from attacks by marauding armies and gangs.
Many of the castles of centuries past now stand as stark ruins while others have been completely destroyed by attackers and/or the elements.
However, quite a few of these historic structures are still standing tall against the surrounding countryside, looking much the same as they would have looked centuries ago. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
“…For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.“
-–James 4:14
Have you ever walked through a local cemetery and looked at the headstones of the folks who passed on a century or more ago?
If so, you probably saw at least a few that bore your own last name, especially if the cemetery was located in the community where you and your ancestors were from.
Now, think about this… [Read more…]