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Behind Every Beautiful Thing
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ronniemcbrayer
More than 120 years ago this week, Vincent Van Gogh died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. In his short life, Van Gogh produced hundreds of watercolor paintings, sketches, and prints – some of which are the most valued in the world – now fetching tens of millions of dollars at auctions or private sales.…
The Wiles and Woolies
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ronniemcbrayer
When my family moved into our new home I promised my wife I would clean up the backyard. The yard wasn’t dirty; it was just unruly. The previous owners had left the environment in its natural state, a bit too uncultivated for rambunctious, exploring children like ours. “Don’t worry about it,” I told her as…
“You Can’t Just Sit There”
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ronniemcbrayer
Larry Walters was a thirty-three-year-old truck driver living inLong Beach,California. On a warm July morning he visited his local army surplus store and purchased for himself 42 huge weather balloons. With the help of some friends, he filled those balloons with helium and attached them to an aluminum lawn chair. He then grabbed a peanut…
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