by Kevin Burton In my alternate Motown universe there is a lot more Martha Reeves and a lot less Diana Ross. There is also at least a little more Mary Wells. It’s Wells we focus on today. Sixty years ago, Wells’ “My Guy” became the first Motown record to hit number one on …
Burger Day Comes But Once (Or Twice) A Year
by Kevin Burton Today is National Burger Day in the US, but really any day could be. You won’t be surprised to hear that Aug. 27 is also celebrated as National Burger Day by some. Between the ubiquitousness of the burger and the shamelessness of the marketing types to plant their flags …
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How You Doing With Spiritual Screen Time?
by Kevin Burton Every Sunday around church time my iPhone sends me a message about screen time, how much time I have spent on the phone that week compared to other weeks. I don’t care about the message. I didn’t ask for it and I have no use for that data. Not …
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Of Long, Long Trains And Trains Under Water
by Kevin Burton “There’s something magical about train travel for just about everybody,” writes the Interesting Facts website, “whether you’re an engineering nerd, a hopeless romantic, a world traveler, or an easily excitable 8-year-old.” The longest train ride I have taken so far was (round-trip) from Wasilla, Alaska up to Denali National Park. …
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All Aboard For Interesting Facts About Trains
by Kevin Burton My dream vacation is to accompany my bride on a long, interrupted train ride along the Mississippi River. The plan is to ride the City of New Orleans train on Amtrak – the one that Arlo Guthrie sang about – from Chicago to Memphis, get off and explore that town …
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The Multiple Psychological Benefits Of Rest
by Donavyn Coffey Time Magazine Rest is essential. People who make true rest—not just sleep—part of their everyday routine have better outcomes across different aspects of their health. Their sleep quality is better, life satisfaction in higher, chronic pain is lessened, work productivity is greater, and they even tend to live longer. The …
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A Female Version Of The Beatles? Who Knew?
by Kevin Burton I have read maybe two dozen books about the Beatles on talking book. But I didn’t know this. In books by and about other contemporary artists, the Beatles emerge, as a yardstick, a cultural happening, a turning point. But not so much as a syllable about this. Until very …
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God’s Impetuous Child Lives At My House
by Kevin Burton I actually did this, I promise. Neither Winston Churchill nor any other learned observer from the past, present or future, would have called this “my finest hour.” I bring you this, even though there may be somebody reading Page 7 for the first time today. Sheesh. There was a …
Of Midday Siesta Naps And REM Sleep
by Kevin Burton Yesterday we brought you some info about sleep from interestingfacts.com, but we know that you’ve slept since then, so we have more from them today. There was definitely siesta time when I lived in Mexico and worked as a professor of English. Not everybody slept, but the culture and economy …
Night Owls Rejoice! The Truth About Sleep
by interestingfacts.com About 35 percent of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep a night, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That’s not enough. Often we either can’t get to sleep, or we think of sleep as wasted time. What actually goes on while we’re lying there? Why are …
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