The Eight Most Beautiful Words In English?

by Kevin Burton    Not sure who at the Dictionary Scoop website has deemed himself/herself worthy to determine the most beautiful words in English, but here goes.    I bring you the website’s choices below. It’s at least the starting point for an argument. And since there can’t possibly be an ending point to such …

NFL/NBC Greed Leaves A Bad Taste

by Kevin Burton    The NFL has just invited me, and you, to not watch football on TV. You want to be careful doing a thing like that.    It would appear that I can live without it.    This is a working hypothesis. Forgive me for not having it all thought out and laid …

In God We Go From Strength To Strength

by Kevin Burton    On those seemingly rare occasions when I am able to wrestle a problem to the ground and tie it up in a bow, I’ve been known to say “on to the next crisis.”    The idea behind that proclamation: here I am, buffeted by the storm, what evil circumstance is coming …

Quibbles And Bits: Going Postal, Smart Water

by Kevin Burton     Come and get it, kids! Page 7 is now serving up quibbles and bits for the first time in 2024. \   We’ve been helping you connect the dots since 2019 and we’re not about to stop now So here’s a train of thought that makes a few stops along the way……. …

Canada: So Close, So Livable, Why Not?

by Kevin Burton  Americans alarmed and disgusted by extreme left-wing and right-wing elements destroying their country bit by bit, can look north to a quite agreeable landing spot.       We posted part of a BBC story, stating that Mexico is the favorite location for expatriates (“Survey Names Mexico best Location For Expats,” Sept. 16).    …

Violence-Ready Militia Hiding In Plain Sight

by Tim Dickinson Rolling Stone    There’s a new power player on America’s extremist scene. White nationalist “Active Clubs” are growing explosively, and filling a void created by the prosecutions that decimated the leadership of oath Keepers and the Proud Boys.    “The Active Clubs are who the Proud Boys thought they were,” says Jon Lewis, …

Elvis Presley: The King Of What?

by Kevin Burton    Yesterday was Elvis’s birthday. He was born Jan. 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi.  And the fact that I used only his first name and you know exactly who I am talking about is one measure of his exalted place in American culture.    But how good was he as a musician, …

Sarah’s Laughter Was Supplied By The Lord

by Kevin Burton    If laughter is the best medicine, as Reader’s Digest suggests, sign me up for the laughter of Sarah.    Not that it was all fun and games.    I’m talking about Old Testament Sarah, wife of Father Abraham, patriarch of the nation of Israel.    You’ve heard the saying about he …

Do Not Buy Me Ice Skates For My Birthday

by Kevin Burton    My wife told my granddaughter that I am “good” at skating. This is the topic on today’s installment of Fun With Adjectives!   My name is Kevin. I’ll be your host.   I am fond of saying that my wife is tall and beautiful. Both “tall” and “beautiful” are adjectives modifying Jeannette. …

Note To Cincy’s Tee Higgins, All Is Forgiven

by Kevin Burton    My Kool & The Gang tape doesn’t play so well anymore. Found this out Sunday.    I had the greatest hits record on CD, but I lent it to one of my neighbors when I lived in Ohio and never got it back. But I had to hear the song, Celebration, …