Life is short - begin every day with a smile!
Regular readers of this blog will remember watching in amazement as Scottish daredevil Danny MacAskill rode the famous rooftops of Gran Canaria and then went Ever Higher.
Danny’s combination of incredible skill and rock-solid nerves are on full display in every video he makes.
“The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game.
He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off.
Gosh, I was proud.”
-–Bob Uecker
I have always been a fan of the late Glen Campbell’s music, and one of my favorite songs by Glen has always been “Galveston”.
In fact, I featured that song in a post on here several months ago.
After that post went live I received several angry messages from folks asking why I felt the need to post an anti-Vietnam War song on a site called My Daily Smile. [Read more…]
If you’re a student of American History you’re well aware of how Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped create our wonderful nation and set it on the path to freedom.
After helping form the new country known as the United States of America, Adams and Jefferson both went on to serve as its president.
The influences these great men had on American life and traditions are still evident today.
Both Adams and Jefferson lived long and consequential lives, but the date of their deaths is quite intriguing in its own right…
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
-–Unknown
We Americans often take the gift of freedom that we all enjoy for granted, never giving much thought to what was required in order to attain it and keep it.
It’s often said that “freedom isn’t free“, and that’s definitely true. Freedom had to be purchased, and keeping it requires a recurring payment that must be made on a continuous basis.
I have come to believe that few among us have a clear understanding of the sheer magnitude of that enormous cost. [Read more…]