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Living (and loving) Life
Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.
I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
-–Unknown
We Americans often take the gift of freedom that we all enjoy for granted, never giving much thought to what was required in order to attain it and keep it.
It’s often said that “freedom isn’t free“, and that’s definitely true. Freedom had to be purchased, and keeping it requires a recurring payment that must be made on a continuous basis.
I have come to believe that few among us have a clear understanding of the sheer magnitude of that enormous cost. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Like most people you’ve probably heard of Chicago, Illinois.
And Atlanta, Georgia.
And Boston, Massachusetts.
But have you ever heard of Ding Dong, Texas?
How about Idiotville, Oregon?
Or perhaps the ever-festive Santa Claus, Indiana?
In one of my recent posts I shared a video featuring ten of the biggest dogs in the world.
Today, I’m going to introduce you to Zeus, a Great Dane from Texas who was recently recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s current tallest living dog.
Living (and loving) Life
Take a drive down most any country road or Interstate highway that passes through rural America and you’ll see lots of barns.
And if you pay attention, you’ll probably notice that almost every barn that’s painted will be red!
If you ask a dozen people why that is you’ll likely receive a dozen different answers.
But there’s really only one correct answer…