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by Kevin Burton Now flowers come from seeds. But flower etymologies come from every linguistic corner under heaven, ubiquitous as the flowers themselves it seems. On a beautiful Spring day, imagine an average couple driving the highways and byways of the heartland in a beautiful 2012 Toyota. And the wife might say, “Do …
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by Radio New Zealand An Invercargill woman is on a mission to become the first blind wahine toa to cycle the length of Aotearoa. Hannah Pascoe came seventh in the tandem women’s road race at the Para Cycling Road World Cup in May. She told First Up that as she was moving towards retirement, …
by Kevin Burton They guide, they inform, they update and welcome. They ease the monotony. At once neutral and friendly, they are ubiquitous comforting company on the road. And they are green, always green, always the same shade of green. I’m talking about the signs along American highways. I love the …
by Kevin Burton One day years ago a girl working at a Wendy’s counter said to me “Oooo you have such beautiful purple eyes.” I can’t recall how I responded to that. I seem to remember that we went on for a bit, as a line formed behind me. We eventually got …
by Kevin Burton A co-worker once told me she didn’t have a favorite color, she liked colors in combination. She was an artist, so I get that. And I buy into variety being a spice of life, so why not with colors? Displayed properly, colors bring out the best in each other. …
by Kevin Burton This week on Flying Colors it’s the singers and bands with colors in their names, not the songs. So there is a mixture of colors here and some of the best examples of Soul, Rock and Disco music. Went looking for a bonus track from a colorful source and …
by Kevin Burton It takes red, yellow and blue to make brown. So you have to do some work to get where we’re going this week on Flying Colors. “The color brown symbolizes stability, reliability..wise beyond its years…exuding vigor….” says http://www.color-meanings.com. That’s all news to me kids. But if they say so. …
by Kevin Burton Perhaps you noticed that on my list of songs with blue in the title, I omitted songs using the word “blues.” When I started the series I had all kind of rules, some I kept, some I threw out. One I kept was that blue and the blues were two …
by Kevin Burton Our series “Flying Colors” is back, today looking at songs with green in the title. Since we’re celebrating green, how about a little peppermint? Make mine Peppermint Rainbow. That Maryland-based band had a number 32 hit with “Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” in May of 1969. That’s your bonus …
by Kevin Burton Should have known better than to listen to a Van Morrison tune without lyrics in front of me. I touched briefly on his mumbling last week in a post about my favorite song “Come On Eileen” (I’m Going To Hum This Tune Forever, Dec. 4). Morrison has a message …
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