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” …

Boom, Boom: Fireworks Store Erupts In Flames

by Kevin Burton    You hear this phrase a lot: “don’t judge.”    Well in this case, go ahead. Be my guest. Judge, and jump in with both feet, or both wagging index fingers, if you want to. I don’t care.    On our first regional beep baseball trip, to Indianapolis in late May, I …

Surge Pricing Coming To A Wal-Mart Near You

by Kevin Burton    The Wal-Mart closest to our house is almost finished with a major remodel, including all shelves and bins and even its drive-through pharmacy.    I am guessing this is not about being tidy, but about making a tidy profit.    I think this is about surge pricing. Apps such as Uber …

Burger Day Comes But Once (Or Twice) A Year

by Kevin Burton    Today is National Burger Day in the US, but really any day could be.        You won’t be surprised to hear that Aug. 27 is also celebrated as National Burger Day by some. Between the ubiquitousness of the burger and the shamelessness of the marketing types to plant their flags …

God’s Impetuous Child Lives At My House

by Kevin Burton    I actually did this, I promise. Neither Winston Churchill nor any other learned observer from the past, present or future, would have called this “my finest hour.”    I bring you this, even though there may be somebody reading Page 7 for the first time today. Sheesh.     There was a …

Tips For An Organized, Clutter-Free Household

by Dictionary Scoop    We all know keeping a house organized takes time, energy, and even money at times. But none of those are enough when you don’t know how to get the organization ball rolling.    Organization can be a powerful tool to gain control over every aspect of your life. By learning some …

Knock, Knock, Who’s There? Uh-Oh!

by Kevin Burton    Lois Blanchard wrote a 15-stanza poem. The first one gets her point across.    “If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two, if He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do.”    You know what this is all about.  In the physical realm, if family is coming …

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 …

Would Kroger Merger Hurt Consumers?

by Alina Selyukh National Public Radio    Will America’s two largest grocery store chains get to become one?    That’s the question before U.S. regulators, who are deciding whether to block Kroger’s $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons. Several state attorneys general, too, have signaled they might sue to halt the deal.    At stake is a shakeup …

Quibbles And Bits: Going Postal, Smart Water

by Kevin Burton     Come and get it, kids! Page 7 is now serving up quibbles and bits for the first time in 2024. \   We’ve been helping you connect the dots since 2019 and we’re not about to stop now So here’s a train of thought that makes a few stops along the way……. …