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One of the first things children learn in school is how the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
That’s certainly true here on Earth as well as most of the other planets in our solar system.
However, that isn’t the case with the planets Venus and Uranus.
If you remember the late, great Jerry Reed you probably remember him as a popular Country Music singer, actor and comedian.
But did you know he was also a master guitarist and award-winning songwriter?
This multi-talented performer wrote and performed one of the most popular guitar instrumentals ever written.
A while back I shared this fantastic video featuring a 4-day road trip through Virginia and North Carolina on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway.
Today’s I’ll be sharing another video from the same father/son duo that was filmed on the other side of the country on California’s Highway 1 – commonly known as the Pacific Coast Highway. [Read more…]
Most youngsters today have never even seen an old-style “dial telephone”, and fewer still have ever used one.
The thing is, it wasn’t all that long ago when those nostalgic devices were in virtually every home and business and mounted in “phone booths” on busy street corners.
My, how times have changed… [Read more…]
Most everyone is familiar with the North Star.
After all, it’s been guiding mariners across the seas and travelers across the continents for ages.
And if you were paying attention in science class you probably know the official name of the North Star is Polaris.
But here’s something you probably don’t know: Polaris isn’t just the one star that we see when we look up at the North Star… [Read more…]