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Country Music boasts a long line of legendary performers who helped shape and define the genre.
It all started way back in the 1920s with The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and a handful of other artists that helped create what would eventually become one of the most successful industries the world has ever known. [Read more…]
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Regular readers of this blog are well familiar with the skillful and fearless manner with which Danny MacAskill rides his bikes.
If you haven’t seen Danny ride before, you can check out the videos I’ve featured showcasing his unbelievable talents in these posts.
The video I’m sharing with you today is a compilation of some of Danny’s best amazing bike tricks. [Read more…]
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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 blog post several months ago.
After that post went live I received several puzzling 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…]
“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…]
I’m guessing you probably think of folks like Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking any time someone mentions the word “genius”.
And yes, those two mental giants certainly qualify for that designation.
But did you know there are some really young kids who are classified as geniuses as well? [Read more…]