Animal Names That Are Also Verbs

by Kevin Burton    My late great cat Mex had a verb coined in her honor.    She used to head butt people, as opposed to the usual cat way of rubbing against people with the side of the head or body.  To headbutt became “To Mex.”   Usage: “Stop Mexing me!”    It’s a …

The Hopes And Dreams Of Two Blind Students

by Kevin Burton    Those of us with limited vision don’t have to have limited lives. Often we do, for reasons to numerous to tackle today.    Today, stories of two blind students. The first has reached an important milestone to reach her educational goal. The second wants to fill her life with sights and …

Quibbles And Bits Feline Edition: Bilingual Cat

by Kevin Burton    Sometimes the people news is too depressing  to deal with. Sometimes as a remedy, I turn to the world of my cats.    You will notice that people tend to creep into the cat news. This may be unfortunate but may be inevitable.    So here on Page 7, all the …

Two Threats Looming For Christmas Tree

by Kevin Burton’    O Christmas tree O Christmas tree, I’ve got your back O Christmas tree!    Is this me re-writing a classic Christmas song?  No it’s not. Hear me out.    Thanksgiving (the holiday, not the action) is over.  It is now cool to play the Christmas music and put up that Christmas …

Dictionary Highlights Man’s Best Friend

by Kevin Burton    I have suspended my devotion to cats long enough this week to share  some dictionary words from Merriam-Webster that pertain to dogs.    Before we continue with their list, here is one the dictionary curiously left out – dog days.    Dog days is “the period between early July and early …

Merriam-Webster: Words Inspired By Dogs

by Kevin Burton    If you read this blog regularly, you know I am a cat guy. A cat whisperer, my wife says.    Today we’ll give equal time to dog lovers, by revealing some of the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s list of words inspired by dogs.     According to Forbes, 44.5 percent of US households have …

Disneyland Cats Are Always On The Job

by Caroline Brigagao insidethemagic.com    It’s no news that Disney Parks hide some special park features in plain sight, like the hidden suite in Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney’s apartment at Magic Kingdom in Disneyland Park, and the private members-only Club 33, also located in Disneyland Park.    However, Disneyland Resort in California focuses a lot of its attention on a “secret attraction” in …

48 Hours The Movie, Starring Our New Cat

by Kevin Burton    This is a happy cat story – thank God.    I wasn’t so happy around mid-day yesterday though.    Sunday after church we ran a special errand,  to pick up Lakin, our new 6-year-old cat. The cat rescue place told us Saturday that she had just had her shots and we …

Shelter Dog Adopts Assisted Living Facility

by John Carlisle Detroit Free Press BELLAIRE, Mich. − He’d had enough of being at the animal shelter, so Scout the dog climbed over one tall fence and then another, crossed a busy highway in the darkness, entered the automatic doors of a nursing home down the road, walked unnoticed into the lobby, hopped onto …

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 …