How Are You? Odd Emotions Put Into Words

by Dictionary Scoop    Ever felt something so oddly specific that you couldn’t quite put it into words? Turns out, there are words for those hard-to-describe emotions—you just haven’t heard them yet.    Here are a few you might recognize from your own inner world. 1-Mal de Coucou: Friends everywhere, but no real connection    …

Rise Of The Road Dogs, A Perseverance Tale

by Kevin Burton    I was so sure it was going to happen, I had the headline written: “Bad Dogs! Cellar Dwelling Fantasy Team.”    That was two weeks ago. My K&J Road Dogs, in 9th place at 2-4, were playing the last place team, which was 1-5.  If The Dogs lost, the teams would …

SNL Bits, And Harsh Words By Definition

by Kevin Burton    I say “Jane you ignorant slut,” and you of a certain age know exactly what I am talking about.    It’s an old Saturday Night Live bit from the 70s, Point/Counterpoint, a sendup of the political opinion shows and a similar segment on 60 Minutes. Jane Curtin spoke in favor of …

The Island Where Horsepower Still Rules

by Stephen Starr BBC    Home to the Motor City of Detroit, where companies like Ford, General Motors and Chrysler originated, the US state of Michigan is often called “The car capital of the world.” But off the state’s northern coast in Lake Huron is a serene, scenic island that has been luring travelers for …

Our Love Of Words Includes Words Of Love

by Kevin Burton    Yes, today’s list of words about love from Merriam-Webster Dictionary comes just in time for Sweetest Day which is coming up Saturday, but these words are not all cuddle-worthy.    This list looks at love “from both sides now,” like the Joni Mitchell song made famous by Judy Collins. There’s some …

Challenge And Opportunity On Sweetest Day

by Kevin Burton    Guys, Sweetest Day is Saturday. I am posting this on a Wednesday to give you time to react and prepare appropriately, as is my wont.    Let me break it down for you in a way you can understand:    According to social.com, 36 percent of sales in the $7.9 billion …

“Door Dash For Good” Helps Feed The Hungry

By Kevin Burton     The first of our two Good News Network stories today means food for the hungry in Pittsburgh and food for thought for the rest of us.    I have often thought a country that produces food on the scale of the United States should have no hungry people. Yes it would …

Jesus Our Savior Says, “Bring Him To Me”

by Kevin Burton    You look on in despair as your children, your friends, your neighbors, rage through a Christless, graceless life, headed to the edge of a spiritual abyss.    You feel helpless, but you are not.    You want to shake some Biblical sense into your unsaved loved ones, but you can’t. You …

Now The Dictionary Is Speaking My Language

by Kevin Burton    At one of my newspaper stops I was introduced to readers as speaking “fluent Spanish” That wasn’t, and isn’t, quite true.    But I do speak some Spanish and it has done me some good over the years.    How much Spanish do I speak? I once described it as “enough …

New Leader Hopes To Expand Vision Bermuda

by Alva Solomon Royal Gazette    The creation of a work readiness program for people who are visually impaired is among key plans pursued by the head of a charity.    Erica Ingemann, who officially assumed the role of executive director of Vision Bermuda in May, also aims to use her creative skills to produce …