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It’s no secret that lumberjacks are some of the hardest working people on planet Earth.
Even today, with all the modern equipment at their disposal, the hearty souls who keep the world supplied with lumber have a very difficult, and extremely dangerous job.
Can you imagine what this profession must have been like back in the first half of the 20th century? [Read more…]
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If you’re old enough to remember the 1970s you probably remember hearing Karen Carpenter’s voice most every time you turned on your radio.
Performing with her brother Richard as “The Carpenters”, Karen rose to the top of the Billboard charts over a dozen times, three of them to #1.
Many wonderful female singers have gained fame and fortune over the years, in various musical genres, but few won the hearts of their dedicated fans as quickly, or as fully as Karen Carpenter. [Read more…]
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“I Saw The Light” is one of the most popular gospel songs ever written, but relatively few among us know who wrote it.
Turns out it was none other than Country Music legend Hank Williams, Sr.
Yes, that Hank Williams.
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As a youngster, I really loved the game of baseball.
I could rattle off all manner of obscure stats about the leading Major League players, and I could name all the players on my favorite teams, right down to the rarely-seen bench warmers.
In fact, I could even name even quite a few of the hopefuls that were working their way up through the Minors.
Of course like all baseball fans I had my favorite players, and one of my favorites of all time was Yankee great Yogi Berra. [Read more…]
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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.
He has a knack for just putting on a fantastic show while seemingly defying the laws of gravity and physics. [Read more…]