by Kevin Burton If I ever go back to London, I know where I am not staying. The Premier Inn in North London ejected a blind woman, her partner and her guide dog, saying the woman “didn’t look blind,” according to published reports. My information comes from reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes, writing …
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Rage And Despair In The Business Center
by Kevin Burton Dear, gentle, intelligent Page 7 reader, may I ask you a question? What would you say is the key element, all things considered, in the business center of a hotel? What makes a business center a business center? If you were told by a hotel employee that, yes, said …
Hey Sports Nut, Could You Give Up ESPN?
by Kevin Burton What was previously unthinkable, now I don’t even think about. I’m talking about a ravenous, red-blooded American sports fan giving up ESPN. I did that, we did that, years ago. This comes up because it is football season now, or close enough. The pre=season pro games have started. The …
These Guys Were Really Into Chocolate
by Kevin Burton More than once I’ve gotten myself into a sticky situation and needed rescuing, but never like this. Two workers were rescued by firefighters after falling into a vat of chocolate at the Mars-Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania June 9. “It’s a real life Willy Wonka story,” wrote http://www.entrepreneur.com. “At …
Personal Data Scattered To The Four Winds
by Kevin Burton Yes, of course you’re going to do your due diligence, you’ll do what you can. But is this a lost cause already? I’m talking about the safe keeping of your personal data, personal identifying information. The intimate details of your life. How much of that information do you truly …
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Let God Design Your Business Plan
by Kevin Burton Did you ever go to God for a business loan? Well God’s blessings are for keeps, so it wouldn’t be a loan. But you know what I mean. Ever take your plan to God to get His endorsement? So it’s like saying to God, “Father, I read here in …
Cereal, Court Cases And Sweet Memories
by Kevin Burton Kellogg’s and other makers of sugary breakfast cereals will be restricted in how they market those products in the United Kingdom starting this October, according to the BBC. The Royal Courts of Justice last week ruled in favor of the government in a lawsuit filed by Kellogg’s. The American food giant had …
A Week To Show Appreciation To Teachers
by Kevin Burton One of the things I said I would never do, is teach. I thought there might be some payback coming. I reasoned that if I got back anything close to my just desserts after tormenting my teachers for so long, I’d be in serious trouble. May 2-5 is National Teacher …
New Coke, The Worst Corporate Idea?
by Kevin Burton Did you miss Bad Idea Day last week, April 23? Well it wasn’t actually named, per se. But New Coke was introduced on that day, in 1985. That’s good enough for me. What was the worst corporate idea of all time? Who’s to say? But New Coke is often …