Love Blooms On A Greyhound Bus

by Kevin Burton    Must be true cause it couldn’t be fiction.    I found this love story in The Guardian newspaper online. Those of you looking for that special someone take note, and get your Greyhound bus tickets.    This is the story of Andy, an artist from Glasgow, Scotland and Becky, a mother …

These Are The Facts Of Spiritual Life

by Kevin Burton    We’ve been through more than a dozen sessions together now at this school for the spiritually blind.  It’s high time we had – the talk.     If you are a parent you may have already faced this question, or maybe you are currently dreading it: Where do babies come from?    …

Cowboys Kool-Aid, Bottoms Up?

by Kevin Burton    Can’t believe I’m about to say this, put my name on it and send it out all over the world:    It appears the Dallas Cowboys finally may have the right stuff.    I got this idea after watching them win on Sunday Night Football, on the road at a good …

“Growing Down,” A Useful Concept?

by Kevin Burton    Working title for my book on aging:  “I’m Not Growing Old, I’m Just Growing, and other lies we tell ourselves as we age.”    Sigh.    I always love waking up and getting a day older. What I don’t love is waking up on my birthday and getting a year older. …

“Eleanor Rigby” Sprang From Genius

by Kevin Burton    Since there won’t be any more Lennon/McCartney songs, the next best thing is a Lennon/McCartney story.    That is what we got Oct. 18 in a New Yorker piece by Paul McCartney about the song “Eleanor Rigby.” It starts with this tidbit:    “My mum’s favorite cold cream was Nivea, and …

Tell The Truth (In Love!) About Halloween

by Kevin Burton    If you’re looking for proof of societal spiritual blindness, you need look no further than the celebration of Halloween.    What is passed off as being a benign, sugar-soaked party for children, has with it much darker elements that are a danger to children and adults alike.    But this danger …

Let’s See If I Really Know My ABCs

by Kevin Burton    One day my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Wolf asked me, “Kevin, do you know your ABCs?”    “My good woman,” I replied, “if you are referring to the English aaal-phabet, then yes, I suppose I do know my A-B-Cs. May I be of some assistance to you in this matter?”    It …

“Fantasy Brain” Is Wrecking The USA

by Kevin Burton    Managing a fantasy football team has totally changed the way I watch the NFL. And it may have given me insight into post-national America.    In fantasy sports, you draft and “manage” a handful of players you predict will do well, pitting your team against other teams created in the same …

Shelf At Work Takes Me Back In Time

by Kevin Burton    A piece of my past was hiding in plain sight in my work space about two feet above my right shoulder.    I’m still getting used to the surroundings at my part-time clerical job at a local church.  The place is a maze! Thankfully, my job duties don’t take me around …