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Living (and loving) Life
The world’s smallest inhabited island is located in New York State, but it’s just a very short distance from the Canadian border.
This tiny island is basically just a rock sticking up out the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario.
According to Wikipedia (and multiple other sources), this tiny 3,300 square foot island has just enough room for a small cottage, one tree and a pair of deck chairs!
Living (and loving) Life
Our wonderful Canadian friends up north are blessed to live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
And Canada isn’t just beautiful, it’s also huge. In fact, of all the countries on planet Earth, only Russia is larger.
However, in spite of its massive size and awesome beauty, Canada has a relatively small population compared to many other countries.
Well, it’s that time of year again.
The time when everyone is running from store to store and surfing from website to website trying to get their Christmas shopping finished on time.
And in case you haven’t noticed, it’s also the time of year when our TVs, computers and mobile devices are flooded with an endless stream of Christmas shopping ads.
Most of the holiday ads we see are pretty blah, but last December Chevrolet managed to come up with a real tear-jerker that’s quite possibly the most inspirational ad I have ever seen. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Tommy Emmanuel is probably the best guitar player that most folks have never heard of.
He started playing guitar in his native Australia as a youngster after hearing the late, great Chet Atkins work his instrumental magic over the radio, and he has never looked back since.
What sets Tommy apart from the world’s other great musicians are his obviously deep love of performing and his almost unique ability to make a single acoustic guitar sound like an entire band. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Most everyone is familiar with the distinctive look of the typical modern ambulance, but there was a time when ambulances looked much different.
Prior to the Civil War virtually all ambulance services existed to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefield to the nearest hospital or clinic.
Their extensive use during the Civil War made folks aware of just how beneficial ambulances could be to the general public.
When the first civilian ambulance services were created, guess who it was that stepped in to create most of them?
Funeral homes! And there’s a simple reason for that…