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10 reasons why you should learn Parkour

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I’m sure you’ve probably seen those videos where folks literally run up the sides of buildings, vault across fences and perform various other acrobatic feats that seem to defy the laws of physics.

Well, those aren’t trick videos. People really do those kinds of things, and occasionally they capture the action on video.

Activities of that sort are referred to as Parkour, and they can get fairly intense.  [Read more…]

Suffer from severe heel pain? If so, try this

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Like so many others, I’ve suffered from intense heel pain for many years.

Mine started way back in my Army days when I would have to shift my weight to the sides of my feet while standing in formation because the pain in both heels was so very intense.

Well, I managed to make it through those times, but the heel pain didn’t get any better after I left the service. In fact, it actually got a lot worse.

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Can you really buy these things at Amazon? Why yes, you can.

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As you probably know, Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer. And as you might imagine, they sell just about everything.

But still, I’m often surprised by some of the items I run across when I’m browsing Amazon’s offerings.

Here’s just a small sample of some of things I recently discovered while looking around on there… [Read more…]

Did you know you can use your leaf blower as a snow blower?

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Well, fall is just around the corner and of course winter will soon follow.

If you live in an area that gets lots of snow during the winter you probably dread having to pull out the snow shovel every time the white stuff covers the ground. I know I sure do.

While perusing YouTube the other day I noticed there were several videos showing folks using leaf blowers to remove snow from their sidewalks and driveways.

And guess what? It appears to work pretty well if the conditions are right.

After watching several of these videos I came to the following conclusions: [Read more…]

Love Lighthouses? This just might be your perfect vacation.

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If you’re trying to decide where to go on your next vacation, I have a recommendation for you…

Why not embark on a leisurely Carolina lighthouse road trip?

The coasts of North and South Carolina are dotted with over two dozen historic and scenic lighthouses, several of which are still in operation today.

If you’re a lighthouse lover you can easily visit them all simply by driving up or down the Carolina coast.  [Read more…]