by Kevin Burton Sometimes my commute to work is stress-free and extra-special on a Friday or a Monday. Most Page 7 readers know I am legally blind and do not drive. To get to and from work I use a subsidized ride service offered by the county where I live. Happy is …
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“The Immigrant” Didn’t Fit John Lennon
by Kevin Burton For about three minutes and fifty seconds a tidy story unfolds from the pen of lyricist Phil Cody and the voice of the great Neil Sedaka. Attempt to read between the lines though and you have a mess on your hands, especially with Sedaka dedicating the song to ex-Beatle John …
Sign Me Up, Forever In Blue Jeans
by Kevin Burton We talk Neil Diamond for the second time this week today, but first, a short digression back to my college days. My college friend Matt once commented that “the only things Kevin Burton and I agree on are Billy Joel and freedom of the press.” We favored both, for the …
Felines Compete In Quarantine Olympics
by Kevin Burton With the (relatively) new year and our new household additions, the Burtons are taking quarantine competition to the next level. It’s the next level down, but hey, it is the next level. Welcome to the Quarantine Olympics. Last year it was mostly Yahtzee that helped us pass the time. …
The Rubberband Man Is Out Of Sight
by Kevin Burton A song that producer Thom Bell wrote for his overweight son is by far my favorite Spinners tune and has always been a guilty pleasure. Now I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. The song is “The Rubberband Man.” Bell wrote the song to help improve his …
Christmas Shopping In January! You Bet!
by Kevin Burton Did a little Christmas shopping today me and the wife. We were in the moment. The moment had been delayed at least three weeks, but it was still a moment. Let’s call it a moment out of place. We didn’t get 100 percent of the things done that we …
Christmas Joy, Late Cards, Lost And Found
by Kevin Burton You won’t find any turkey or dressing below, but I do have here a sampling of Christmas leftovers. These are the fragments you can stitch together for a true accounting of the most wonderful time of the year, Burton style. Here is what it looked like: It isn’t really …
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It’s A Wonderful Counting Device Thing
by Kevin Burton My wife asks me every year what I want for Christmas and every year I can’t think of anything. You would think she had asked me to cut the grass. I just groan. And the thing is, I always think of things too late. It’s like those clever remarks …
The Burtons Make Room For Two
by Kevin Burton Four mouths to feed on a Sunday morning. Four heartbeats on the second floor. It’s the morning after the big move and our two new cats seem to be at home already. Yes, two new cats. Making their Page 7 debut today are Ronnie and Gabbie. That Ronnie is …
The Games Quarantine People Play
by Kevin Burton A stirring comeback is underway as the calendar year winds down. It’s all about the games quarantine people play, the ones in my household that is. My wife and I have always played card and dice games together, going back to the dating days. Quarantine inspired us to keep …
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