by Kevin Burton Just so you know, I did not write these little gems I am going to share today, though I could have. It’s the kind of smart-alecky stuff that sounds like something I would say, and perhaps I will write my own list like this someday, but for this stuff, not …
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Quibbles And Bits: Sorry Drew, Didn’t Mean It!
by Kevin Burton In a recent post about Elton John and his struggles with vision loss, I made an offhanded, rash statement. Today I make a correction. I hope it’s not too late. I wondered in print about what I would say to Sir Elton about blindness in the very unlikely event …
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Have An Oreo Tomorrow, But Call Your Dentist
by Kevin Burton You will perhaps see a contradiction here, but show some moderation, show some discipline. Open your mind as you open your mouth. I’m letting you know a day ahead of time, I’ve got your back. Tomorrow is National Oreo Cookie Day. I have written about Oreos before (“The 110th …
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Dear Reader You Are The Very Bestest Ever!
by Kevin Burton Who doesn’t like to get a compliment every now and then? Of course that’s not a real question – we all do! So I say with near certainty, this is your lucky day. It’s World Compliment Day! No, not National, but World Compliment Day. This is for people all …
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I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together
by Kevin Burton On the night of the first full day of the return of the American Nazi Party to power in the United States, I watched the first ever episode of the Carol Burnett Show and of Laugh-In. I needed a laugh. Badly I did this via Amazon. Before that time …
Cat Earns His Keep By Doing Nightly Chore
by Kevin Burton Ronnie, Lakin, call your office. A very on-task and talented cat has gone viral on TikTok, brought to my attention by Melissa Fleur-Afshar, writing for Newsweek. “A woman’s surprise at discovering that her cat had been routinely pulling down her kitchen window blind every evening, despite thinking her boyfriend …
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Taking Uber To Calvin And Hobbes’ House?
by Kevin Burton I open my Uber app. First thing it wants to know, “where to?” Good question. Obvious question, logical. Oh I know exactly where I want to go. And I’m pretty much packed already. Traveling light. But the thing is…well I don’t, you know, strictly speaking, have an actual …
Endearing Facts About “Calvin and Hobbes”
by interestingfacts.com Calvin and Hobbes has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers worldwide since its debut in 1985. Created by Bill Watterson, the beloved comic strip follows the adventures of Calvin, a precocious and mischievous 6-year-old boy, and his sardonic stuffed tiger, Hobbes. Together, they navigate the challenges of childhood and family life, …
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Web MD: Slow Down, You Eat Too Fast
by Kevin Burton Our cat Ronnie is “food-motivated.” The manager of Save The Kitties in Derby said so and she wasn’t lying. Ronnie was obviously supplied with people food in large quantity by her previous owners because she clung to our feet when we opened the refrigerator. She knew exactly what the apparatus …
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. …