by Nicole Garner Meeker interestingfacts.com Christmas trees are perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the winter holiday season. Whether you buy one from a tree lot or cut your own, nearly 30 million evergreens are sold every year in the lead-up to Christmas, and that’s just a fraction of the 350 million that are …
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Countries That Will Pay You To Move There
by Meghan Shouse housebeautiful.com Moving out of the United States may sound appealing for cultural, political or personal reasons, but the process can be challenging. Securing the right visa for you and your family is often a difficult task, especially without easy entry options like schooling or family ties. Still, if your desire …
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Here’s What You Gain By Meal-Prepping
by Dictionary Scoop Are you trying to save money and time? Do you also want to eat healthier and make the process easier and smoother? Meal-prepping will help you achieve all these goals at the same time. Meal prep is an increasingly common practice that consists of preparing key ingredients of a dish, or several dishes, in …
“Bachelor For A Day” Changes Cat Litter!
by Kevin Burton So, what happens at the Burton household when Jeannette is away visiting relatives? Well it’s not fodder for a screenplay, I can tell you that. You can call it bachelor for a day if you want, but this truly is not that. We have long since commenced functioning as a …
Good News Network, Home Away From Home?
by Kevin Burton Every once in a while I have camped out on the website of the Good News Network as I am doing today, to cheer up Page 7 readers and myself alike. Maybe I should visit more often. God bless whoever came up with this idea. You can get any …
That Christmas Creep Will Get You Every Time
by Kevin Burton Our rule about Christmas music is none before Dec. 1. For Christmas decorations, anything goes as long as it’s after Thanksgiving. We should perhaps clean up that Christmas rulebook inconsistency. Also, most years we buy a new Christmas ornament for the tree. We have enough ornaments for at least …
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God Bless Them, Cats Are People Too
by Kevin Burton The omnivore and the acrobat inhabit the same spaces, but not the same mind. Their motivations differ. Their capabilities and culpabilities are diverse. Sometimes I’d like to see these felonious felines get their tails in jail. My wife Jeannette agrees. Who knocked over the framed beep baseball picture that …
No Problem Youngstown, We Have Enough Gas
by Kevin Burton Like most people, my wife Jeannette took driver’s education in high school. But it’s the driving advice of her father that never leaves her mind. He counselled her never to let the gas tank go below half filled. So when she says we need gas, I know we’re not in …
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Nuclear Food, Goop Avoidance, Super Salads
by Kevin Burton I invite you to step today, if you dare, into Kev’s Kitchen. Just yesterday on Page 7 we looked at some jargon used by professional chefs and servers as they communicate in their busy restaurants. At our house we don’t use too many of their terms. We do say “behind” …
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Happy Birthday Little Sister, I Love You
by Kevin Burton There was a day in the 70s when my younger sister Patricia asked me a question. I knew the correct answer to the question, but I lied to her. We were in the basement of our father’s house in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Nobody else was around. “When am I …
