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by Kevin Burton Ronnie, Lakin, call your office. A very on-task and talented cat has gone viral on TikTok, brought to my attention by Melissa Fleur-Afshar, writing for Newsweek. “A woman’s surprise at discovering that her cat had been routinely pulling down her kitchen window blind every evening, despite thinking her boyfriend …
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by Kevin Burton What would you say to Sir Elton John if you could have a moment’s conversation with him today? Now that question may be absurd, or at least rhetorical. If you’re like me and grew up with Elton John in his prime all over the radio, as part of the fabric …
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by Kevin Burton How fitting that my story about Super Bowl LIX (59) begins with a tale of excessive sleeping. On the Saturday before Super Sunday I was supposed to go to a local butcher shop and get some ribs that would serve as the centerpiece of a super feast. Incredibly, I slept …
by Charlotte Cowles thecut.com It’s 5 a.m. and your toddler is crying. His forehead is hot. You remember, cursing yourself, that you are out of Tylenol. You squint at your phone and order more, selecting the quickest delivery option. Actually, that’s not soon enough. You pay the $2 fee so that it will …
by Kevin Burton More than 2,000 single South Koreans are turning to local government today. to improve their love lives. It’s called “Romance, Art Night,” a mass blind-date event organized by the city of Seoul, South Korea. This is the second such event. In November the city held “Romance In Han River.” Twenty-seven …
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by Kevin Burton A co-worker of Jeannette’s told her that he and his wife didn’t celebrate Valentine’s day, calling it a “fake holiday.” Many people agree. But as it turns out it’s worse than that. “Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of …
by Kells McPhillips Fortune Magazine Everyone who says “I do” hopes for not just a marriage but a great marriage. They hope for a marriage that, according to Christina Eller, LMHC, a psychotherapist specializing in treating couples, is based on “a solid friendship where you’re nurturing each other and where you have high …
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by Kevin Burton Here’s my super-cordial, Super Sunday invitation, going out to all you Chiefs hates out there. You are invited to take all that refs-and-Chiefs bellyaching, and put it in a place where the sun doesn’t shine, namely the Louisiana Super Dome, venue for tonight’s Super Bowl LIX (59)! You thought …
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by Kevin Burton So maybe Wednesday’s post was a public service, maybe not. We demystified the initial stages of romantic attraction with an article by Emilie Lavinia from Red Magazine. It wasn’t the stuff of love songs, but a scientific examination. Today’s content comes from the same article, the 21 signs of …
by Emilie Lavinia Red Magazine Sexual tension is a common phenomenon that is widely acknowledged as being experienced by both men and women, yet it’s largely misunderstood. There are very few studies that have been done on the mechanics of sexual tension, but we all know how it makes us feel. But what exactly is sexual …
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