by Dean Burnett BBC We all know someone like it. You probably work with or are even related to one. At office parties and family gatherings, you’re likely to have to interact with one and rediscover just how annoying they are. We’re talking about the ‘know-it-all.’ Individuals who will enthusiastically lecture you about …
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Dear Reader You Are The Very Bestest Ever!
by Kevin Burton Who doesn’t like to get a compliment every now and then? Of course that’s not a real question – we all do! So I say with near certainty, this is your lucky day. It’s World Compliment Day! No, not National, but World Compliment Day. This is for people all …
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I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together
by Kevin Burton On the night of the first full day of the return of the American Nazi Party to power in the United States, I watched the first ever episode of the Carol Burnett Show and of Laugh-In. I needed a laugh. Badly I did this via Amazon. Before that time …
Heart And Seoul: A S. Korean Dating Solution
by Kevin Burton More than 2,000 single South Koreans are turning to local government today. to improve their love lives. It’s called “Romance, Art Night,” a mass blind-date event organized by the city of Seoul, South Korea. This is the second such event. In November the city held “Romance In Han River.” Twenty-seven …
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Six Defining Traits Of Long, Healthy Marriages
by Kells McPhillips Fortune Magazine Everyone who says “I do” hopes for not just a marriage but a great marriage. They hope for a marriage that, according to Christina Eller, LMHC, a psychotherapist specializing in treating couples, is based on “a solid friendship where you’re nurturing each other and where you have high …
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The 21 Signs That Something’s Going On
by Kevin Burton So maybe Wednesday’s post was a public service, maybe not. We demystified the initial stages of romantic attraction with an article by Emilie Lavinia from Red Magazine. It wasn’t the stuff of love songs, but a scientific examination. Today’s content comes from the same article, the 21 signs of …
The Science Behind That Loving Feeling
by Emilie Lavinia Red Magazine Sexual tension is a common phenomenon that is widely acknowledged as being experienced by both men and women, yet it’s largely misunderstood. There are very few studies that have been done on the mechanics of sexual tension, but we all know how it makes us feel. But what exactly is sexual …
One Last Try, For the Love Of The Music
by Kevin Burton It is very much like me that I saved a fortune cookie message which reads: “share your musical talents generously, for they are a gift to others.” Saved it even though I know sayings in cookies from my favorite Chinese restaurant can be amusing, but they are not messages. …
Braille Gives Literacy, Independence, Access
by Megan Dausch Helen Keller Services The Louis Braille Museum in Coupvray, France, smelled like history—aged wood, old paper, and the faint mustiness of time. It was a small house, but it held the weight of a remarkable legacy. I remember running my fingers over the dominoes Louis Braille played with as a …
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Catsongs: Music And Cats, Memories And Love
by Kevin Burton Had I had the mind to write this while she was still alive, my late sister Pat would have loved this series. It has been more than five months since she died, and reading that “late sister Pat” line above is still jarring and surreal. This is visceral. Nothing …
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