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Video: Route 66 – America’s Lost Highway Turns 100

Posted on May 11, 2026

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If you enjoy taking long road trips you’re probably familiar with America’s iconic US Route 66. And truth be told, you’ve probably heard of it even if you’re not really into traveling by car.

In its heyday this iconic two-lane highway stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois in the American midwest to Santa Monica, California on the west coast.  [Read more…]

“Choices”

Posted on April 19, 2026

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“I’ve had choices, since the day that I was born.”  –George Jones (via the song “Choices”)

That line from that song has always resonated with me, because it’s so true.

Our Creator gave each and every one of us the ability to think for ourselves and make our own choices as we live out our lives here on planet Earth. Of course He also gave us the ultimate guidebook to consult as we evaluate the range of choices before us, but we are still completely free to ultimately make our own choices as we see fit.  [Read more…]

Video: The Story of the Wright Brothers

Posted on April 7, 2026

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You probably know the Wright Brothers designed, built and flew the Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft.

And chances are you have seen the short video of their first successful flight on the windy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with Wilbur piloting the machine and Orville running alongside it.

The short video below takes us behind the scenes for a look at the Wright Brothers’ early lives and the experiences that led them to become the formally untrained, but genius aeronautical engineers they would become.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is milk white instead of some other color?

Posted on March 29, 2026

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Question from Katy:  I have a very simple question that I’ve been curious about for most of my life.

Why is milk white instead of some other color?

I know you can change the color of milk by adding stuff to it (chocolate syrup for example), but milk always comes out of the cow white. I know that for a fact because I grew up on a dairy farm.  [Read more…]

Nostalgic Video: Whatever happened to the rotary dial telephone?

Posted on March 26, 2026

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Today’s youngsters will never know what it was like to place a phone call before the invention of push button phones and smartphones with touchscreens.

If you’re old enough to remember using a rotary dial telephone you probably remember what it was like to dial each number manually and then have to wait for the dial to return to its original position before you could dial the next number.  [Read more…]

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