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Did you know the first ambulance services were provided by funeral homes?

Posted on December 13, 2022

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…

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Ever see a jet land or take off at St Maarten? Watch this…

Posted on December 7, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Frequent flyers know there are some pretty unique (and scary) airports in various places around the world.

One airport that has always fascinated me is Princess Juliana International Airport serving the Caribbean island nation of St Maarten.

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Video: “It’s A Wonderful Life” (the rest of the story)

Posted on December 6, 2022

Paul Harvey

As I mentioned here, the late radio and television commentator Paul Harvey was a master storyteller.

He just had a knack for taking a topic that everyone thought they knew inside and out and adding a completely new twist to it.

Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Mr. Harvey entertained the masses with numerous stories that left one thinking “How did I not know that?”

Well, today’s video features a true “Rest Of The Story” classic.  [Read more…]

Video: Amazing restoration of a dilapidated antique motorcycle

Posted on December 4, 2022

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Regular readers of this blog know I’m a huge fan of restoring dilapidated vintage items because I’ve featured several restoration videos in the past.

There’s just something about taking an old piece of junk that would normally be heading to the shredder and making it look and operate like it’s brand new that really intrigues me.  [Read more…]

Alaska is the westernmost U.S. state. It’s also the easternmost state

Posted on December 2, 2022

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If asked you to name the easternmost and westernmost U.S. states, you would probably answer Maine (easternmost) and Alaska (westernmost).

And why not? All it takes is a quick glance at a map of the United States to arrive at that seemingly obvious conclusion.

But guess what? Your answer would only be half right…

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