She Did The Mocking, I Did The Drafting

by Kevin Burton     In business, you have to give a report to the CEO from time to time, so she knows what’s going on.    It’s called being accountable. And this is serious business.    So it was Thursday that the CEO of the Burtons’ fantasy football company paid a visit to the Mock …

“Imponderably” And Other English Isograms

by Dictionary Scoop    Words that do not repeat a single letter are called isograms. The longer they are, the less we use them but the more fascinating they are.    Long, unusual isograms go against language economy. However, from time to time, using words like “adjunctively” or “beclamouring” is the only way to express our …

Boom, Boom: Fireworks Store Erupts In Flames

by Kevin Burton    You hear this phrase a lot: “don’t judge.”    Well in this case, go ahead. Be my guest. Judge, and jump in with both feet, or both wagging index fingers, if you want to. I don’t care.    On our first regional beep baseball trip, to Indianapolis in late May, I …

Blind Architect Designs Accessible Spaces

by Lauren Beavis South West News Service    Emily Annakin has lost most of her sight through Stargardt disease – a form of juvenile macular degeneration which means she has no central vision.    She is now a UWE Bristol Architecture and Planning student and as part of her final degree course redesigned part of …

Immediate Obedience Is The Best Course

by Kevin Burton    My wife Jeannette has a saying, a phrase she uses: “Here in a minute.”    This is recliner speak. She utters the phrase “here in a minute” from her favorite comfortable blue recliner. (We have matching blue recliners. I use mine mostly on NFL Sundays. She uses here year-round.)    “Here …

Surge Pricing Coming To A Wal-Mart Near You

by Kevin Burton    The Wal-Mart closest to our house is almost finished with a major remodel, including all shelves and bins and even its drive-through pharmacy.    I am guessing this is not about being tidy, but about making a tidy profit.    I think this is about surge pricing. Apps such as Uber …

Get A Move On Baby, Exercise Is Good

by interestingfacts.com    Movement does our bodies good. But you know what’s easier than running a marathon? Learning a few quick facts about exercise, no pain or gain required.    We aren’t doctors, so we can’t advise you on the best ways for you to exercise — but we can rattle off some trivia about it: 1-Exercise …

Thunderous Facts About Weather Patterns

by Dictionary Scoop    While talking about the weather might have bad press, no one can resist the awe-inspiring allure of a powerful storm or a display of lightning against a pitch-black sky.    And even if this raw demonstration of the power of nature frightens you – or you just find it boring, the …

I Love A Rainy Night And I Like Eddie Rabbitt

by Kevin Burton    If you’re like most people, when you think of a nice day, you’re thinking about picnic weather, right?     Well I’m not like most people.    My nice days have a soundtrack to them. I am a son of the Midwest. What you call spring and summer, I call tornado season.  …

Hope For The Castaway Through Jesus Christ

by Kevin Burton    To get a picture of what Christ has done for us, it helps to define the word “wilderness.”    Merriam-Webster says wilderness is “a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.” That kind of wilderness may be wild, but it still has its potential. It just hasn’t been tended …