Karaoke Machine Inventor Dies At Age 100

by Kevin Burton    Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of the world’s first commercially-available karaoke machine, has died in Japan at age 100, according to National Public Radio.    Never knew the man, but boy has he filled up my Saturday nights.    You take a character from Billy Joel’s Piano Man who is“sure that I …

Make Plans Now For National No Bra Day

by Kevin Burton    Ladies, you have a big, big day coming up Friday, I mean apart from the whole start-of-the-weekend thing. It’s National No Bra Day!    I have been annoyed with local TV stations for doing stories about job fairs, the day of the job fair, leaving me no time to plan for …

Hey You Go-Getters, It’s Not Your Day

by Kevin Burton   Today is National Quitters Day.  You can handle that one, right?    I sure can. Even I can be a high achiever on Quitters Day. Just throw up your hands and say, “I’m out!”     Why not make every day National Quitters Day?    Today is also Friday the 13th. So …

What’s Your Least Favorite Pizza Topping?

by Kevin Burton    Pepperoni could be legal tender, really.     I mean, that time when Jeannette and I made homemade pizza, my biggest fear (hope?) was that I would eat all the pepperoni before we ever got it onto the pizza.    Most people agree with me. So you won’t be surprised to know …