Life is short - begin every day with a smile!
A few months ago I featured this video of mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull performing at the ripe old age 11 on the “Grand Ole Opry” with Allison Krauss & Union Station.
As you might expect, that video was quite well received by most everyone that saw it.
Well, I managed to find another awesome video of a young Sierra teaming up with another of her musical idols, the one and only Sam Bush.
If you’ve ever purchased a bag of potato chips you probably noticed that about half the space inside the unopened bag contained air instead of chips.
And like most everyone else, you were probably disappointed (and perhaps even a bit angry).
My, how times have changed.
Back in the Stone Age (circa when I was a little boy), it wasn’t all that unusual to see kids buying and smoking cigarettes, often with the knowledge and consent of their parents.
And I’m not talking about teenagers, either. Actual kids were sometimes allowed to purchase and smoke cigarettes during that era.
That was in the 1960s, and back then very little was commonly known about the health risks of smoking and using the various smokeless forms of tobacco products that were available at that time.
If you’re a beach lover you probably have one or two favorite beaches that you enjoy visiting over and over again.
While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, you might want to consider visiting a different beach at some point just to add a little variety to your vacation travels.
Truth be told, our amazing planet is decorated with hundreds of major beaches, many of which are popular vacation and tourist destinations. [Read more…]
Question from Jane: Last night on the news they reported that two small planes had crashed into each other as they were approaching our local airport.
One of the planes managed to land safely but the pilot of the other plane was violently ejected from his plane by the force of the crash.
He fell about 2,000 feet without his parachute ever opening. Sadly, he didn’t survive.
That got my husband to wondering if anyone has ever survived a fall from such great heights without using a parachute, and now I’m wondering the same thing.
Do you know if such a thing has ever happened? [Read more…]