by Kevin Burton For some reason, the mere act of moving a piece of furniture into my office has jump started my inner neat freak. My long-somnolent, even comatose neat freak. There was a mini entertainment center we had in the master bedroom. My wife said it was broken down and with …
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Rock Music Followed Where Fats Domino Led
by Kevin Burton There is a case to be made for Fats Domino as the main creator of rock and roll, but he rarely gets that credit, or even gets into that conversation. Yesterday we began to look at why that might be, what causes rock historians to not give him full credit …
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Domino Overlooked, Ain’t That A Shame?
by Kevin Burton The best song I didn’t fit into my Flying Colors series about songs with a color in the title is “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino. This is not the first time he has been overlooked. His “Blue Monday” did make number 6 on my list, so I didn’t ignore him …
Don’t Grow Weary In Service To Christ
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) As I considered this journey of “abiding zeal” I realized something: zeal, passion for Christ must mature as well as be maintained. This love for Christ cannot be maintained as a …
The Shocker Desk Enjoying A Second Life
by Kevin Burton The man cave downstairs is certified glorious. I should know, I’m the proprietor and I’m certifiable. The man cave houses, among other things, the Shocker desk. And in that Shocker desk, among other things, is a prescription pad. That I will explain later. I told you yesterday about …
That Warehouse Look Annoys My Wife
by Kevin Burton This is going to be harder than I thought, maybe much harder. Home sweet home is getting a makeover. I have written about my mother’s move to an assisted living facility last summer and the chaos of organizing her new place and fitting new furniture and other things into our …
Watson Trade Infuriates Many Browns Fans
by Kevin Burton My Cleveland Browns thing was more like a joke. This stuff is serious. Andrea Thome, wife of longtime Cleveland baseball legend Jim Thome has cancelled her Browns season tickets, after the team traded for embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to multiple media reports Monday. The Browns signed Watson to …
Neil Young Takes A Stand – Again
by Kevin Burton Neil Young has always put his money where his mouth is. He took on the Nixon White House during the Vietnam War. Now he is taking on a popular podcaster who he says propagates dangerous lies about Covid 19. By pulling his music from Spotify, the world’s largest …
God’s Word Can Break Through Blindness
by Kevin Burton “Those who have been reckless with their lives are usually reckless with their deaths,” writes Christian singer/songwriter and speaker Christine Wyrtzen in her blog on WordPress. Her topic is spiritual blindness, which has been a Page 7 focus on recent Sundays. “While the end of life should be sobering, …
My Phone’s Not Dumb, You’re Dumb
by Kevin Burton One last petulant blast. That’s all this is, I fear. BBC business reporter Suzanne Bearne did a story on the return of the “dumbphone.” I hadn’t heard that anything not a smartphone is considered a dumbphone, but it doesn’t surprise me. Neither am I surprised that flip phones like …
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