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Living (and loving) Life
A while back I shared this video featuring what many consider to be the most dangerous road in the world.
I asked readers if they would feel comfortable travelling that road, and the responses I received ranged from “Not on your life!” to “In a heartbeat!“.
Today’s video features a virtual bus ride on one of India’s narrowest, and most dangerous one-lane mountain roads. [Read more…]
Question from Lawrence: I was trying to decide what to order at a Thai restaurant the other day and I noticed that most of the dishes on the menu were spicy (as in hot).
That got me to wondering why people from countries with hot climates seem to prefer spicy foods.
You’d think something spicy would be the last thing you’d want to eat if you lived in a place where it’s hot all the time. [Read more…]
Tiny houses are quite popular these days thanks to their relative affordability and lower maintenance costs.
Some folks are attracted to tiny homes as a means of maximizing their retirement incomes.
Others simply desire the simple lifestyle that comes from not buying (and therefore not storing) a lot of “stuff”.
Most tiny houses end up in places where the owners can have lots of privacy and individual freedom, but others are located in actual tiny house communities, surrounded by dozens of other tiny homes that are inhabited by like-minded owners and renters. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Question from Jane: I recently saw on the news that two navy jets had crashed into each other.
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…]
“When snow falls, nature listens.”
–Antoinette Van Kleef
A while back I featured a video depicting one of our planet’s most beautiful tropical destinations.
Today I’m going to share the beauty that winter can bring to a locale that’s just a very short drive from my home.
If you have ever visited or driven through the rural northeastern Tennessee community of Shady Valley you surely must have noticed how beautiful it is there. [Read more…]