Plant Names That Sound Like Insults

by Kevin Burton    If you’re not good at gardening, you can say that you have a “brown thumb.” You can say it, I won’t.    Yes the antonym of “green thumb” which speaks to people who are good at gardening is “brown thumb.” But that sounds much worse than it needs to, so I’ll …

Glory In My Accidental Hockey Championship

by Kevin Burton    I am …the KING…of fantasy hockey. This was confirmed Saturday, though I never had a doubt.    Genius?  Well I’m not going there. Some will say yes, others no. But this is something many will want to emulate, for sure.    I’m not trying to make other players feel bad, or …

Please Help Support Baseball For Blind Players

by Kevin Burton    In five-plus years I have never asked you readers for anything on Page 7, except for your attention and maybe to suspend disbelief a time or two.    Today’s post is a little different. So what’s gotten into me today? Why am I asking for your help?    Well, you could …

Chiefs Haters, Have Some Wings, Get A Life

by Kevin Burton    Here’s my super-cordial, Super Sunday invitation, going out to all you Chiefs hates out there.    You are invited to take all that refs-and-Chiefs bellyaching, and put it in a place where the sun doesn’t shine, namely the Louisiana Super Dome, venue for tonight’s Super Bowl LIX (59)!    You thought …

One Last Try, For the Love Of The Music

by Kevin Burton    It is very much like me that I saved a fortune cookie message which reads: “share your musical talents generously, for they are a gift to others.”    Saved it even though I know sayings in cookies from my favorite Chinese restaurant can be amusing, but they are not messages.    …

Catsongs: Music And Cats, Memories And Love

by Kevin Burton    Had I had the mind to write this while she was still alive, my late sister Pat would have loved this series.     It has been more than five months since she died, and reading that “late sister Pat” line above is still jarring and surreal. This is visceral.    Nothing …

You And Me, Digging Credence, By The Bog

by Kevin Burton     The Page 7 blog publishes five days a week, usually, and almost every time I post it, I tease it (verb) on Facebook.    A tease (noun) is like a little commercial. Mine are two or three-sentence previews that I write to try to get people interested in reading it.     …

Daniels And Nacua, Thanks For The Memories

by Kevin Burton    When Puka Nacua of the Rams burst onto the scene last year as a rookie sensation, I was asleep at the wheel, as a fantasy football manager.    I didn’t bid for him on waivers even once.  Don’t know why.    This year the world was hip to the wide receiver, …

Blind Cincinnati Woman’s Love Of Music

by John Johnston United Way of Greater Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Enquirer and United Way of Greater Cincinnati have joined forces for the 38th year to help families in need with the Wish List program. After wishes are granted, remaining funds assist people with similar needs throughout the year.)    Barbara Liszniewski, who is 79, harbors a …

Celebrate Your Victories, Even The Small Ones

by Kevin Burton    Mitch Holthus is the radio voice of the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s really good at his job, in the overheated manner of the hometown play-by-play guy.    There is a nearly-universal breathless presentation of sports that attempts to elevate it to something truly significant, when it really is not.    Hey, …