by Kevin Burton My fifth grade teacher Mrs. Groves is the first one I can remember asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. She asked the whole class. We took turns peering into the future with ten-year-old eyes. If memory serves I said I wanted to be a news moderator [...]
Respect Cincinnati! Reds Make Playoffs
by Kevin Burton I can’t believe it, the Reds will play in October! Thanks to the expanded virus-year format (eight teams from each league qualify), the Reds will be in the baseball playoffs for the first time since 2013. Tell me you saw this coming and I’ll tell you you’re lying. [...]
A Resume That Tells The Whole Story
by Kevin Burton A wise man in Alaska once told a gathering of council members, public spectators and media, “My resume is always ready.” And so should yours be. You never know when a virus or worse, will interrupt your career plans. But what about that other resume? “All work and no [...]
A Sweet Mix Of Folk And Rock
Folk and rock blending, voices blending, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme. What a feast. Food for thought, the songs of Simon and Garfunkel. This is my 13th post dedicated to the album challenge. Today’s focus is Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits. In this series I have tried not to cross that fine [...]
Partially Sighted But Fully Grateful
by Kevin Burton My visual acuity, at 20 over 200, is right on the borderline for what is considered to be legally blind. This leads to some confusion. The way I come to see things may look awkward to some. I am sure some think, “Is this guy blind, blind drunk, or just [...]
Optimism In Cincinnati Despite 0-2 Start
by Kevin Burton Joe Burrow showed last night why he was the number one draft pick. The Bengals showed why they were drafting number one. Cincinnati was last against the run last year and egregiously bad last night. So three touchdowns and 316 yards from their rookie quarterback was not enough. They [...]
Wyrtzen’s Gospel Message Is Center Stage
by Kevin Burton Before the bombast came the basics. There is a lot to be said for the basics. I love some, but not all of the directions in which contemporary Christian music has moved since the early 80s. In the years just before that, Christine Wyrtzen began to produce records notable [...]
A Cure For 2020 From An Unlikely Source
by Kevin Burton Iceland to the rescue! From that country comes a remedy for what ails us in virus world. Perhaps not the remedy, but a remedy, and it comes with a promise. The Iceland tourism board knows times are tough, but it cares and wants to help. Iceland wants you to [...]
How I Acquired A Taste For Quiet
by Kevin Burton My fourth grade teacher Ruth Rice, when she had had enough and wanted us to be quiet said, “Subside!” I doubt any of us had ever heard that word before hearing her say it, but we knew what it meant by context, in no uncertain terms. That was funny [...]
Solid Biblical Message From The Imperials
by Kevin Burton Some contemporary Christian music is more contemporary than Christian. I’m not naming names, you know it when you hear it. The Imperials lineup I grew up listening to had a super mix of southern gospel, rock and roll, country, even the faintest hint of disco. Best of all, they [...]
Trees Falling In The Quarantine Forest
by Kevin Burton Had a hard time getting the old blog out this week for reasons beyond my control. It got me thinking about relevance. Also, our internet provider helped me name my alleged debut album. But I’m getting way ahead of myself. First, my 6½-year-old computer gave up the ghost Sunday [...]
