by Kevin Burton Let history record that it was my idea to go to the Omaha Zoo. My wife will be both surprised and not surprised to read that. Surprised because technically it was her idea; I am not hostile to zoos but certainly indifferent to them. She will not be surprised …
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The Sky’s The Limit For Blind Pilot
by Kevin Burton Last month a blind woman flew a small airplane across the country. That’s a story you want to read about, right? OK, here it is, short version: Kaiya Armstrong, a 22-year-old Arizona woman who can see only a few inches in front of her face, flew a two-seater Cessna …
News At My (And On My) Fingertips
by Kevin Burton On the next-to-last night of our Upper Midwest vacation we found ourselves watching the clothes go round. We were in Norfolk, Nebraska, boyhood hometown of Johnny Carson, when we gathered our quarters and the Tide Pods Jeannette had bought for the occasion, and took advantage of the Hampton Inn’s coin …
A Day For Making A List, Checking It Twice
by Kevin Burton In the aftermath of a Boeing B-17 plane crash in 1935 administrators and pilots invented a way to make sure all safety procedures have been followed, and stopped relying on the pilot’s memory. This was the birth of the mighty checklist, according to the National Day Calendar. Today is national …
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Remote Adventures In South Dakota
by Kevin Burton Checked into the Hampton Inn in Sioux Falls on a Monday, settled into our room. One thing was missing. We were two days into a much-needed vacation and having a great time, ready to watch the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday Night Football. The room was nice, lots of space …
Retirement Practice Makes Perfect, I Hope
by Kevin Burton I’ve got retirement fever now. May it spark in me a desire for discipline. Retirement has been on my mind for a while, but the taste for it was whetted during our recent vacation, spent mostly in Nebraska and South Dakota. We called the trip retirement practice. I would say …
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My Tangled Contribution To Pasta Day
by Kevin Burton World Pasta Day was yesterday. Sorry I didn’t warn you ahead of time, but that was not my only pasta failure. I prepared a contribution to the celebration but it left quite a bit to be desired. It did taste better on day two then when I first made it. …
Flip Phone Flips Out For The Last Time
by Kevin Burton When it was time, I knew it was time. I took firm control of matters, no hesitation. The technological advancements, the conveniences, the newly-allowed mobility, all these things and more brought me to the decision to scrap my flip phone and begin using my I-phone Thursday. In the end, …
Building A Life On The Chief Cornerstone
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Have you ever stopped to consider the amazing list of architectural terms used in scripture? Today I want to talk about building on the foundation of Christ the “Chief Cornerstone.” We, …
Visiting Johnny Carson’s Boyhood Home Town
by Kevin Burton There was a time when one man captured this nation’s attention, made us laugh and in a way, held us together. And that national smile began with the first five notes of that song, The Tonight Show theme. “Daaaaa dum dum daaaa daaaa….” You heard those notes and …
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