by Kevin Burton In the newsroom we called him “Governor Gopher.” Fred Grandy who played Gopher on the ABC series “Love Boat” also ran as a republican for Governor of Iowa in 1994. That’s how I met him, doing an interview. His birthday was yesterday, June 29. That’s why he leads my …
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Maroon 5 Makes My Old-School Playlist
by Kevin Burton Suppose you somehow learn that my copy of the “Billboard Book of Number One Hits,” only goes to June of 2003, “This Is The Night” by Clay Aiken. You say, “When’s your birthday? I’ll get you an updated copy.” Well thanks for that thought, but I’d rather have tube …
When You Look To God It All Adds Up
by Kevin Burton “Do the math” is a favorite saying of mine. When God does the math it always comes out right. The Bible teaches that God created all things and that He did not create them willy-nilly. Welcome to the fourth-period math class at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). …
The Final Musings Of Captain Sage
by Kevin Burton Today, a somber moment on Page 7. Don’t blame me, I’m not the killjoy. My writer’s club put me up to it. We got three writing prompts at the last meeting. This was a virtual meeting for blind writers. A writing prompt is an idea that might get you unstuck …
Kansas Nice: My Tribute To A Great Blog
by Kevin Burton Well I’ve never been to Heaven, but I’ve been to North Dakota. Well they tell me I was born there, but I really don’t remember. That of course is borrowed from the Three Dog Night song “Never Been to Spain.” I put my own spin on it to give a …
Juneteenth, Facebook “Geniuses” And Trust
by Kevin Burton If you have ever spun an old-school non-digital radio dial tuner, you’ll be at home in this post. Imagine yourself tuning the dial, looking for music to groove on, political thoughts that agree with your own, a game of your favorite team or the weather report. These are thoughts, …
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Opening Another Can Of John Mayer Music
by Kevin Burton It turns out my inelastic brain, not just a fondness for The Stylistics and Little River Band, keeps me spinning old tunes, not trying the new ones. In a recent post I explained that my brain’s corticofugal network recognizes the music I am hearing and keeps me grooving by helping …
Speaking In The “Perfect-Imperfect” Tense
by Kevin Burton You’ve heard people say of a sure thing, “you can take that to the bank.” How much better if we’re talking about God’s spiritual bank? Good morning! We are in fact talking about spiritual things today here at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). Having been born …
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Life Lessons From A Loving Family Man
by Kevin Burton I think of Herb Beauchamp and I keep coming back to the IRS term, “head of household.” Tomorrow is Father’s Day. It will be the first for my wife Jeannette without her father Herb. He is still very much alive in a lot of ways that truly matter. Lessons taught, …
Bonnie Raitt And Stoking The Beepball Fire
by Kevin Burton I’ve always turned to Bonnie Raitt to raise the temperature in all things beep baseball. Boy do I ever need the help just now. I mentioned last month on Page 7 that some friends invited me to join the new USA Legends beepball team (“Let’s Hear It For Geezer Beepball,” …
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