Glory In My Accidental Hockey Championship

by Kevin Burton    I am …the KING…of fantasy hockey. This was confirmed Saturday, though I never had a doubt.    Genius?  Well I’m not going there. Some will say yes, others no. But this is something many will want to emulate, for sure.    I’m not trying to make other players feel bad, or …

The Grooviest Band You’ve Never Heard Of

by Kevin Burton    When you bite the hand that feeds you, chances are you won’t get fed anymore.     Or you could say it this way: “no more fun and games.”    That’s the story of the Houston-based, late 60s sunshine pop band The Fun And Games, according to published accounts.     Not very …

In God Is The Only Certainty We Have

by Kevin Burton    The words of Job, speaking of our loving, caring God, lend us comfort and certainty today.    We sorely need comfort and certainty in today’s troubled times. To say they are welcome is an extreme understatement.     But we don’t often pluck them from the book of Job, at least I …

Results To Pay $250,000 For Discrimination

by Caroline Colvin HRDive.com    A Florida-based business services company must pay $250,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.    The Results Companies, LLC, hired a blind person in Texas to be a telephone-based customer service representative for the company. The worker requested a screen reader so …

The Weird, Wacky Words Of The Wild West

by Dictionary Scoop    Cowboys in the Old West not only tamed the inhospitable land, but they also forged their own language.    They created unrefined similes and metaphors, broke the rules of grammar, flooded figures of speech with humor, and made a verb out of anything. In this article, we review 12 expressions we …

Ten Questions To Ask At Doctor Appointments

by Angela Haupt TIME Magazine    When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you’re asking plenty of your own.    “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar PSA to tell people to be bolder when they talk to their …

Happy 80th Birthday To The Great Bob Seger

by Kevin Burton    Bob Seger’s highest charting song is not the song closest to his heart, nor, I’m guessing, is it foremost in the esteem of his true-blue fans.    The beloved singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor, Michigan  turns 80 today. So I looked up his chart history to see if he had ever had …

Renew The Covenant With The God Who Saves

by Kevin Burton    He never sleeps, He never slumbers. He never fails to deliver His best blessings to you.    God’s promises ring out from every book of the Bible, and not because we deserve any good thing. While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us to secure our future with Him.    …

Money Talks, But Sometimes It Talks Funny

by Dictionary Scoop    Some don’t like to talk money, but still, there is no shortage of money-related sayings, phrases, and idioms.    Here are the origins and meanings of ten fun expressions about money,  1-Burning a hole in your pocket    We could divide most people into two groups: On one side, those who know how to save, look …

Facts About Languages Around The World

by Dictionary Scoop    Language is like a passport to the world; it connects us, teaches us, and sometimes leaves us scratching our heads.    With more than  7,000 languages spoken globally, the world of words is full of surprises and stories. If you are a language lover, these 13 facts about languages will keep your curiosity …