Updates: Page 7’s Mexican Debut

by Kevin Burton    Within my general and ongoing shameless plea for readership, I got specific two months ago.    On the occasion of Mexican Independence Day I lamented that nobody in Mexico had ever read Page 7 (“Happy Birthday Mexico, Please Read This,” Sept. 15). That hurts, because I used to live in Mexico. …

Preparing For Grace, Our New Cat Daughter

by Kevin Burton    There is a very small area rug on the floor in the laundry room.    Unlike the many other things on the floor in the basement, this one is there for a reason, a good reason.     This one marks the space where the food and water will go for our …

Dreaming Of Walls For The Man Cave

by Kevin Burton    I may live to regret this, but I’m going to lump myself in with Les Nessman.    The issue is walls.    Les Nessman was the clueless radio news reporter played by actor Richard Sanders on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. That was a solid late 70s early 80s sitcom with …

Derby Non-profit Is All About The Cats

by Kevin Burton    Look, these are cats. They’re not going to admit it or act like it, but some of them really do need you.   Could be their first human contact wasn’t such a good one.  It happens.    You have a story unique to you, right? So do the kitties.    There …

Never Underestimate The Power Of Bunco

by Kevin Burton    We seek for signs that normal is returning. We seek them individually. Your heart-warming milestone may leave me totally cold.    Dismissing the current threat of the virus is a fool’s ploy, despite all the progress. On that I want to be perfectly clear.    But the tide just may be …

Furry-ous Cat Demands Election Recount

by Kevin Burton    The people of 55th Street have spoken according to the San Francisco Chronicle, and they have opted for change.    Call me a contrarian or what you will, but I have a few questions.      On 55th Street in Oakland, the people got more than a little fed up with the …