Quibbles And Bits: B-Side Fortune Cookies

by Kevin Burton    I list these songs below, and chances are you’ll pick up right away where I am going with them:    “Laughing” and “Undun” by the Guess Who, “It’s Too Late” and  “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King  “Who’ll Stop The Rain” and  “Travelling Band” by Credence Clearwater Revival, “Something” …

The Colorful Military History Of M&Ms

by Kevin Burton    Let’s all salute innovation and progress today and tomorrow by knocking down a couple of packs of M&Ms.    Let’s do so under the heading, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand, stays on your waistline.”    M&Ms are 83 years old as of tomorrow. Forrest Mars secured a patent …

The Maybe Box Keeps The Peace At Home

by Kevin Burton    One box in our house provides encouragement and saves us from arguments. We call it the maybe box.    This is the box that ensures that Jeannette and I stay on the same side as we fight the Great Clutter War.  Every family needs a maybe box.     The maybe box …