Five Inventions From The Great Depression

historyfacts.com    The Great Depression began in 1929 and lasted for an entire decade, affecting nearly every aspect of daily life for people all over the world, hitting the United States especially hard.    This difficult era impacted innovation. Here are five inventions that came out of the Great Depression that are still shaping our …

Make Plans Now For National No Bra Day

by Kevin Burton    Ladies, you have a big, big day coming up Friday, I mean apart from the whole start-of-the-weekend thing. It’s National No Bra Day!    I have been annoyed with local TV stations for doing stories about job fairs, the day of the job fair, leaving me no time to plan for …

Five Lessons On How To Read The Bible

by Kevin Burton     It was refreshing and helpful to receive in the mail recently, the booklet “What Every Christian Needs To Know About Reading The Bible” from Our Daily Bread Ministries.    There is no other book like the Bible. It can certainly be confusing and intimidating to read. Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer has given …

The History And Science Behind High Heels

by Kevin Burton    Gather round kids, because it’s National High Heels day and boy do I have news for you.    According to multiple websites, high heels were invented for men.    It seems the heels helped warriors on horseback, providing leverage for them to stay in the saddle and stand up to fire …

Christmas Tree Is A Loving Family History

by Kevin Burton    By one measure it has been Christmas season for weeks now, but by another it hasn’t started yet.    I used to say it isn’t Christmas season until I have broken one of the glass Christmas tree ornaments.   At least twice before we were married, I came to Jeannette’s house to …

My Tangled Contribution To Pasta Day

by Kevin Burton    World Pasta Day was yesterday. Sorry I didn’t warn you ahead of time, but that was not my only pasta failure.    I prepared a contribution to the celebration but it left quite a bit to be desired.  It did taste better on day two then when I first made it. …

A Magic Carpet Ride To New Orleans

by Kevin Burton    While at the Quiet Knight bar in Chicago, Steve Goodman saw fellow singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie, and asked to be allowed to play a song for him, according to a story on Wikipedia.    “Guthrie grudgingly agreed, on the condition that if Goodman bought him a beer, Guthrie would listen to him play …

True History of Mankind From The Bible

by Kevin Burton    It’s back to the classroom today at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB), the school we need as humans because of our sin nature.    This is a sixth-period history class.  We cover, quickly, the essential details of the history of mankind, with God as the Creator.    There …