Dr. Pepper Is The Choice At My House

by Kevin Burton    Finally I am on the right side of the great consumer steamroller.    Usually the foods and other products I like exist in the financial fringes. Marginal sales, minimal customer appeal, and a tenuous position in the marketplace; that is usually where my go-to stuff is, always in danger of being …

Something New Brewing In The Coffee Pot?

by Kevin Burton    Johann Sebastian Bach wrote an ode to coffee, which means I wouldn’t have to. His would surely suffice.    By all rights though, I should.    Most of us wanted to sample coffee as young teens, exploring the world of grownups. That desire was heightened by the fact that adults tried …

Feeding Body, Mind And Spirit On The Road

by Kevin Burton    Got an unexpected comfort on the road last week that filled the stomach and the heart.    There isn’t much I don’t like about being on the road. I can see why so many people have written so many love songs to the road and the road life.    I’ve spent …

Counting Calories Is Harder Than You Thought

by Kevin Burton    Dieting is tough enough. But did you know that calorie counts on food labels can be wildly inaccurate?     It is permissible for those counts to be up to 20 percent off under Food and Drug Administration guidelines, according to insider.com.    “That means for example, that a serving of Greek …

Hey Foodies, Can You Help A Brother Out?

by Kevin Burton    Do you know people who may ask you a question about something but will do whatever they please no matter what your answer may be?    Do you work for, or did you perhaps marry someone like that?    Well you may place me in their camp ever so briefly today. …

Discrimination By The Slice At Papa John’s

by Kevin Burton    Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts.    This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.      Thought I would mention this …

Chip, Chip Hooray! It’s Potato Chip Day

by Kevin Burton    Today is National Potato Chip Day, but I didn’t study for the quiz.    My excuse, (there is always an excuse) Consumer Reports let me down.  In the past the magazine has published consumer preference stories about chips of all kinds.  But I found nothing on their website and by googling …

Culinary Advice From The Hospital?

by Kevin Burton    Somewhere between the art of science and the science of art, I dropped the ball and missed a moment.     The girls were up from Oklahoma between Christmas and New Years Eve. The girls are our now-ten-year-old granddaughter on my wife’s side and her five-year-old step sister by living arrangement, not …

Explosive Goods Under My Christmas Tree

by Kevin Burton    One of the Christmas gifts I was given this year by a family friend, came in a bag with a green and white label.  Ostensibly it’s a healthy snack.    I now wonder if this “gift” was in fact a hostile act. It’s suspicious anyway. I’ve been doing some research.    …

Thankful Dependence On God For Daily Bread

by Kevin Burton    God knows I am thankful. He also knows I’m not thankful enough.    My mind is on thanksgiving these days, being truly grateful to God for the things He has given me.  Stopping, or at least slowing down, long enough to acknowledge that “every good gift and every perfect gift is …