A Pack Of Good And Quirky Words To Learn

by Kevin Burton    Getting these word-list e-mails from Dictionary Scoop is a little like it was to open a new pack of baseball cards in the old days.    You might get Gary Sutherland, you might get Johnny Bench. In fact you always got a mixture of stars and scrubs.    Today’s list of …

Mary Wells Disappeared After “My Guy”

by Kevin Burton    In my alternate Motown universe there is a lot more Martha Reeves and a lot less Diana Ross. There is also at least a little more Mary Wells.    It’s Wells we focus on today. Sixty years ago, Wells’ “My Guy” became the first Motown record to hit number one on …

Christmas Tree Is A Loving Family History

by Kevin Burton    By one measure it has been Christmas season for weeks now, but by another it hasn’t started yet.    I used to say it isn’t Christmas season until I have broken one of the glass Christmas tree ornaments.   At least twice before we were married, I came to Jeannette’s house to …