More Bilingual Americans Than You Think

by Kevin Burton   There was a time when I had multiple dozens of penpals from around the world. More than once I heard this joke:    What do you call a person who speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual.    What do you call a …

Chef Boyardee And Midweek Culinary Capers

by Kevin Burton    Got re-acquainted with an old boyhood pal last Wednesday and I had lasagna for dinner.    Sounds like glad tidings, yes?    Well maybe not so much. The “lasagna” came out of a can.    This all started with an e-mail from the Interesting Facts website, that alerted me to the …

“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 …