Looking for new adventures when springtime comes? A good internet connection can come in handy when you’re planning your next excursion into the great outdoors. From discovering your next destination to sharing every step of the journey, these digital tools make it easier than ever to get out there and start enjoying our world. …
Are you the type of avid reader who enjoys keeping a couple, maybe even a couple dozen, reading options handy at all times? E-readers were made for you. E-readers’ screens are more eye-friendly than those of do-everything tablets like iPads. And there’s another key advantage to e-readers — fewer distractions. There are no notifications, …
f you’ve been working at home more since the pandemic started, your personal desktop and laptop computers have been getting a workout. When is the last time you cleaned them? A squirt of Windex on the monitor’s screen every now and then isn’t enough to keep your computer — especially the keyboard — in …
The South is a haven for recording artists to take to studios in towns large and small. Probably the best known of these are in the Northwest Alabama town of Muscle Shoals, home of Rick Hall’s FAME Recording Studios, at 603 Avalon Ave. Artists including The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones have …
It’s estimated that at least half of all adults snore on occasion, and up to one-fourth are regular snorers. As people reach older age, these percentages rise. When someone snores, it means the air they inhaled is meeting resistance within the throat as it moves to the trachea. Sources of obstruction include the tongue …
Maybe they didn’t win the Oscar, but these movies and stars won our hearts. Ever since 1929, the Academy Awards have honored some of our greatest cinematic performances and films — but they don’t always get it right. Welcome to the “snub club.” It’s a group of epic films, iconic directors and big-screen superstars …
1. He made no charges for His services, but he healed the multitudes without medicine (Matthew 8-16-17; 12:14-15; Luke 6:16-18). 2. He never wrote a book, yet many thousands of books have been written about Him (cf. John 21:24-25). 3. He never wrote a song, yet He has furnished more song themes than all …
Compassion, sympathy, love, care, are all words that we value very much. We wish to be all these to others. Love others. Be compassionate to others. Care for others and be sympathetic to others. Why not to ourselves? Why don’t we show more compassion to ourselves? This sounds strange but this is true. We …
Traditional toys that replicate the people, places, and things that children see everyday are wonderful educational toys and provide hours of fun. Real life miniatures are appealing to boys and girls, as well as adults, and have been a part of civilization for thousands of years. The very first blocks, crudely carved dolls, and …
Collecting gold coins falls into several different categories and I’m only going to mention a couple. There are historical gold coins minted by an actual mint controlled by a government. Collecting gold coins is a nice investment because gold is appreciating in value and easy to keep in your house or in safe keeping …