by Kevin Burton In my zeal to bring you the most up-to-date news about our two cats, I’m afraid I’ve been lax in reporting on the rest of the animal kingdom. I sincerely apologize for this, though I am sure you can understand how it could happen. But not to fear, your wait …
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Happy 47th Birthday Drew Barrymore
by Kevin Burton Once upon a time (90s and aughts) in a land far, far away (Ohio), I played out one grand obsession. The object of that grand obsession, actress Drew Barrymore, turned 47 yesterday. These days I have one thing I did not have then, a blog with which to embarrass …
Brother Neil’s Travelling Controversy
by Kevin Burton Hard feelings and Neil Diamond songs usually don’t go together as far as I know. But we have two examples of such today. Diamond is the latest artist to be featured in our 2022 look at songs that peaked at number 22 on the American chart. The songs “Brother …
Paul Exhorted Others To Run A Good Race
by Kevin Burton Watching the Olympics, you can see the runners’ supreme effort etched upon their faces. If you have run track yourself, you know that moment of truth begins long before the actual race does. School is out at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). We’re now at an after-school track practice. …
Scholar: Prepare For American Civil War
by Kevin Burton Yesterday we heard some thoughts from Stephen Marche, a Canadian writer and commentator, on the turmoil in the United States (“How Is Canada Reacting To US Implosion,” Feb. 18). Marche looked forward, but spent a lot of time looking back, to George Washington’s farewell address after his second presidential term. …
How Is Canada Reacting To US Implosion?
by Kevin Burton Today, the thoughts of a Canadian novelist and cultural commentator on the political and societal turmoil in the United States. With much of the current commentary skewed either too far left or right to be believable, I thought it good to hear from a near neighbor. As a Canadian, Stephen …
Win Some, Lose Some, Split The Rest
by Kevin Burton Memories aren’t what they used to be, but I’m good with it. For some reason one of the headlines on a story in Sports Illustrated has stayed with me down through the years. I used it above: “Win Some, Lose Some, Split The Rest.” My memory said that headline …
Simon At His Best On “Me And Julio”
by Kevin Burton The lyrics say crime and punishment, the delivery, whimsy and jest. The package came from Paul Simon, and he was hot in the early 70s. So I am amazed to learn that this song qualifies for inclusion in our 2022 series on songs that peaked at number 22 on the …
Music For The Master, A True Joyful Noise
by Kevin Burton “It’s not just a song, it’s music for the Master.” I used to hear that just about every weekday on Christian radio when I lived in Ohio. The guy who did the afternoon shift on WFCJ radio called his show Music for the Master. I can still hear his distinctive …
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A Message In Your Valentines Candy?
by Kevin Burton Researching material for this Valentine’s Day post has been a labor of love. See what I did there? It gets better though kids, because I got some help from Good Housekeeping magazine. GH had a lot to say about Valentine’s Day in an article written by Amanda Hawkins and …
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