Do You Still Write Personal Letters?

by Kevin Burton    Here’s a shoutout to Angie in Michigan, Linda in England and to hundreds of others who made this post possible.    It’s World Letter Writing Day according to the National Day Calendar. I am still a practitioner of the art. Back in the day, I was an extreme practitioner.    A …

The Answer My Friend, Is In The Dictionary

by Kevin Burton    I don’t know that Merriam-Webster consults Bob Dylan or vice versa, but the two are tied in today’s word list.     “Blowin’ in the Wind” is among Dylan’s best and best-known works. So as not to be long-winded, let’s go directly to the dictionary’s list of words about the wind: Sirocco …

Tell A Stranger About Philadelphia Freedom

by Kevin Burton    Trying to wrestle down he lighter-than-air 70s anthem “Philadelphia Freedom” by Elton John is like trying to tell a stranger ‘bout rock and roll.    You kind of can’t.    You can parse the words if you like, look into its origins, the elements that went into it. But in the end …

The Apostle Paul’s Four Trustworthy Sayings

by Kevin Burton    In this life of deceit and disappointments, we pray for something solid we can hold on to, something that is true.    We long for something we can trust.    Trust according to Merriam-Webster is “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something.”    On the …

Café Owner To Pay Fine For Discrimination

by Lisa Steacy CTV News    The owner of a B.C. café has been ordered to pay a woman, who is legally blind, $12,000 in compensation for discrimination after she was refused service because she had a guide dog.     The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled on the case last week and the decision was …

How Horse Logic Rules The Whole World

by Kevin Burton    You have to wonder sometimes, why things are the way they are. Who exactly is running the asylum?    Not sure who first came up with the quip that status quo is Latin for “the mess we’s in.”    Later in life I have learned to not ask certain things. If …

God Knew You Even Before Your Birthday

by Kevin Burton   My birthday is coming up soon, maybe yours is too. I have some worries just now and it’s not shaping up as the best birthday ever.    Maybe you are in the same straits. A message today then, for the both of us. The one sneaked up on me.    Recently …

Elvis Makes Two Stops In Kentucky

by Kevin Burton    Before he was a cultural icon, Elvis Presley was a truck driver. Good reason to let Elvis drive part of our Coast To Coast rock and roll road trip.    “Blue Hawaii” is out, as that would require a plane or a boat. Our next travel destination: Kentucky.    Kentucky Rain …

There Is Wrong, And There’s Dead Wrong

by Kevin Burton   Say to me LeBron James is the best basketball player ever. Wrong. Tell me mayonnaise in any form is anything other than an affront to the senses (all of them). Wrong.    Tell me dogs are more loving than cats and I’ll tell you that you’re measuring love in terms of …

Here’s To Life In The Age Of Invisibility

by Kevin Burton    The same little girl said a sunshiny “hi” to me twice in the grocery store Tuesday. This was astounding to me, since I am invisible.    You make your circuits in a smallish store and you may cross paths with the same people multiple times.    I gave the girl the …