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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Blind At Work: Two Stories, Two Traumas

by Kevin Burton    Just a sampling today, as you carry on with life, of what blind people face every day when they dare go into the workforce.    Our first look is in New Jersey, the second, across the Atlantic in Wales.    I could string all the news like this into a blog …

Giving Women Credit Where Credit Is Due

by Dictionary Scoop    Did you know that women made many scientific contributions, but their names were hidden and their discoveries attributed to men?     This phenomenon is so common that it even has a name: the Matilda Effect. American historian of science Margaret W. Rossiter coined the term in 1993 in honor of Matilda Joslyn Gage, …

Jesus Can Heal Your Hurt, Even Church Hurt

by Kevin Burton    I have a friend, more of a Facebook friend really, who I wish would read these words. Chances are, you know someone is her position.    The person I am thinking of could not be any more dynamic, energetic, positive, intelligent. Some people just have that charisma that makes them stand …