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Ever wonder how people managed to wake up on time before alarm clocks came along?

Posted on December 4, 2025

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Before alarm clocks became commonplace in homes folks still had to wake up early enough to make it to work or school on time. Have you ever wondered how they managed to do that?

I did some research into this topic and discovered that there used to be an actual profession in which people called “Knocker-Uppers” would go from door to door and wake the workers and school children of the household up.

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Video: 11 year old (at the time) Trey Hensley performs at the Grand Ole Opry

Posted on November 9, 2025

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I recently featured this video of an 11 year old Sierra Hull treating the Grand Ole Opry to some pretty amazing mandolin skills.

Well, Sierra isn’t the only pre-teen to ever grace the stage of the Opry. A young man by the name of Trey Hensley also performed there at the age of 11.  [Read more…]

A bit of musical nostalgia: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”

Posted on October 11, 2025

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If you’re like most people you occasionally hear a song come on the radio that brings back fond memories of your childhood.

For me, one of those treasured songs is “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens.  [Read more…]

Why we Americans celebrate Independence Day

Posted on July 3, 2025

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July 4 is a very special day here in the United States of America…

By itself, July 4 would be just another date on the calendar. Just another hot, sticky summer day with folks doing whatever they do on any other hot, sticky summer day.

But July 4 is special because it’s the day we Americans celebrate our nation’s independence from an oppressive king and the freedoms we all enjoy today because of it.

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How the same fortune cookie paid off big-time for 110 total strangers

Posted on December 22, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

Have you have ever dined at a Chinese restaurant?

If so, you probably received a fortune cookie with a set of lottery numbers printed on the little slip of paper that had the “fortune” on it.

Lots of folks actually purchase lottery tickets with the numbers from their fortune cookies, but only rarely does it ever pay off.

After all, those fortune cookie lottery numbers are simply made up out of thin air.

In other words, playing the numbers from a fortune cookie is essentially no better or worse than having the lottery machine pick your numbers at random on your behalf.

But one day back in 2005 (March 30, to be exact), 110 lucky folks won big by playing the same set of “fortune cookie lottery numbers”.

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