Burton W. Cole
Editor at Falmouth Outlook
Bash & Beamer series author (B&H Kids/LifeWay); "Burt's Eye View" humor columnist; newspaper features editor; American Christian Fiction Writers; worship leader
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1 week ago |
vindy.com | Burton W. Cole
Many years ago, poet Robert Frost penned the famous lines, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.”Which is to say, his GPS didn’t work either.
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1 week ago |
falmouthoutlook.com | Burton W. Cole
By Burton ColeFALMOUTH — In what has become a sizzling tradition at Pendleton County High School, the Demossville Masons towed their grill to school on Thursday and cooked a picnic lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs for the graduating seniors. “The Masons are a charitable organization,” Larry York, master of De Moss Lodge 220 of the Free and Accepted Masons, said.
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2 weeks ago |
vindy.com | Burton W. Cole
As the great philosopher David Burge once intoned, “Yes, English can be weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.”Or, to quote the title of a volume by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, “The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough.”The rules of our native tongue are simple — every hold is legal and falls count anywhere. It’s bizarre. Or was the word bazaar? No, no, it’s bizarre, the one meaning strange.
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2 weeks ago |
falmouthoutlook.com | Burton W. Cole
By Burton W. ColeGrowing up, I knew that just about the worst possible career choice would be princess. Beautiful princesses were always getting kidnapped by dragons or poisoned by wicked stepmothers, hopelessly lost in the woods or having their castle stolen. The only career choice worse than princess would be a farm kid named Timmy with a collie named Lassie.
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3 weeks ago |
falmouthoutlook.com | Burton W. Cole
By Burton W. ColeWhile the sink filled with water, I went over the rules in my head:First, wash the mugs and cups, then the silverware, followed by the bowls and plates, and finally the pots and pans. I know about the rules because way back before I was married, a guy at work told me. He knew because he was a husband. His wife explained it to him. “See, you have to wash the stuff that directly touches your lips and tongue in the cleanest water, then work backward until you get to the pots and pans.
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