Wartime Innovations We Can’t Live Without

by Dictionary Scoop    War is hell said the soldiers of old. But it’s also the mother of invention. Conflict and the urgent necessities of war have driven rapid innovation.    Many everyday products trace their origins back to military needs. Here are ten objects with surprisingly martial origins. 1-Nylon    Now a ubiquitous fabric …

Dave Mason And A Place That’s Far Away

by Kevin Burton    There was just one song that brought Dave Mason into my top-40-based musical awareness in the 70s, but that was enough to keep him there.    Mason died April 19, and tributes began to pour in from people who knew him as I didn’t,  as a co-founder of the British rock …

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 …

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 …