by Kevin Burton “Access, communication, mercy.” Those are three words written in blue ink across the top of a page I look at while doing devotionals most mornings. Access, communication, mercy. The page has other words written in black ink. They were written at a different time and from a different …
Furry-ous Cat Demands Election Recount
by Kevin Burton The people of 55th Street have spoken according to the San Francisco Chronicle, and they have opted for change. Call me a contrarian or what you will, but I have a few questions. On 55th Street in Oakland, the people got more than a little fed up with the …
Marshall Gets Millions Despite Abuses
by Kevin Burton Gregg Marshall, the coach who took Wichita State to the Final Four in 2013, was forced to resign Tuesday amid allegations he punched a former player, choked a former assistant, and used racial slurs as part of a pattern of verbal abuse against players and athletic department staff. For …
All Good Things And The Album Challenge
by Kevin Burton In June a friend challenged me to name ten albums that influenced me when I was younger. He challenged others too. All he asked was that we name the album and post the cover art. That surface approach of course, is not my style. I determined that the unexamined …
Here’s To Your Health Pepperheads!
by Kevin Burton OK, here we go, here’s some news I can use! People who consume chili pepper may live longer and may have a significantly reduced risk of dying of heart disease or cancer, according to preliminary research conducted by the Cleveland Clinic. As we used to say in high school, …
Saying Good-bye To My Little Girl
by Kevin Burton (This is the fifth of a five-part series about a good friend, my cat Mex.) My favorite afghan was also my cat’s favorite. Give us a lazy NFL Sunday, a recliner, maybe a snack, and that’s what’s for Sunday. You could count on it, me and Mex sleeping through …
NBBA Board Wants To Play Ball In 2021
by Kevin Burton The governing body of beep baseball on Saturday put the sport on a course to return to playing in 2021. All sports have had some level of interruption this year because of the Coronavirus. For the National Beep Baseball Association, it meant not playing a world series for the first …
Mex Becomes A Mature Adult Stepcat
by Kevin Burton My cat Mex bought into the new normal quickly after I moved her to Kansas from Ohio in 2005. She had her own bathroom technically, the one where there could be cat litter on the floor. That part of my life not governed by beep baseball or work was full …
Ohio Street Cat Moves To Kansas
by Kevin Burton With so much space at the house in Yellow Springs, my cat Mex and I started a game I called “chase the kitty.” It was a real chase without catching her as an object. The purpose was to do something together, to get some exercise, whatever. I would always use …
Talking Music After The Album Challenge
by Kevin Burton Today’s album challenge post will close the curtain on the series. This thing could go on forever. There are enough musical paintings in my mind’s eye to fill multiple galleries. I am charting a new course for Tuesday blog posts about music. For the occasion, I talked with old …
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