by Kevin Burton I am a proud, practicing pepperhead. Some like it hot, I like it hotter. I go to a restaurant and look for that little flame icon next to the entrées, to know which ones might contain a little heat. That search though is sometimes unrewarded. I’ve (mostly) stopped ordering …
Tag Archives: geography
Taking Uber To Calvin And Hobbes’ House?
by Kevin Burton I open my Uber app. First thing it wants to know, “where to?” Good question. Obvious question, logical. Oh I know exactly where I want to go. And I’m pretty much packed already. Traveling light. But the thing is…well I don’t, you know, strictly speaking, have an actual …
Georgia (And Ray Charles) On My Mind
by Kevin Burton Whether in jazz, blues, pop or country, the late great Ray Charles was not just comfortable but masterful. Somebody asks you, “quick who was Ray Charles?” You’re probably going to say he was a soul singer. You wouldn’t be entirely wrong but he didn’t see himself that way. He …
Let’s Rock Coast To Coast This Summer
by Kevin Burton We are well into summer now; what do you say we go on a road trip? How about a rock and roll road trip? My wife and I had two mini vacations in late May and into June. The time on the road got my blood pumping. Could be another …
No Roads Between Heaven And Hell
by Kevin Burton A distance calculator on my computer desktop tells me how far it is from point A to point B. This feature is helpful for planning trips. Today’s post represents a sixth-period geography class at our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. Physical blindness is nothing compared to spiritual …
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