Old-school news, just in time
by Kevin Burton “You are what you eat,” is a phrase I remember well from my fourth-grade health class. As a 9-year-old, I thought “OK, if you eat turkey, then you’re a turkey, ha ha!” I have moved past that bit of hilarity twice. Once was to seriously understand the value of …
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by Andy Corbley Good News Network In a Louisiana state penitentiary, incarcerated men were able to dance with their daughters for one special night: many of whom had not seen each other for years. The tear-jerking occasion was organized by God Behind Bars, a nonprofit that partners with churches and ministries on behalf …
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by Kevin Burton The beginning of week 14 of fantasy football saw me in a (rare) good mood. I love it when a plan works out! Most of the fantasy world pays scant attention to kickers. In fact, some leagues have eliminated kickers from their scoring. This must be a macho thing. Kickers …
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by Kevin Burton What I see 20 feet away, you can see 200 feet away. By definition therefore, I am legally blind. So you would think, all other things being equal, my career as a jaywalker could/should be painfully short, or maybe even disastrously shortened. I was very nearly run over by …
by Chris Michael The Guardian A liquor store employee in Virginia was startled Nov. 29 to discover smashed whisky bottles on the floor of the shop and, upon entering the bathroom, an apparently drunk, sleeping and spread-eagled raccoon. “He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking …
by Kevin Burton “What’s up” is a greeting question we ask each other without thinking about it. It essentially asks, what is at the front of your mind? That good question was the focus of a recent message from the Bible app. My wife Jeannette sent it to me. The app reminds …
by Kiara Wales Daily Maverick National Disability Rights Awareness Month in South Africa ran from Nov. 3 to Dec. 3, but two visually impaired Cape Town residents have never felt less visible. Sergil January and Benjamin Pedro are employed at the Cape Town Society for the Blind (CTSB), as an awareness officer and …
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by Kevin Burton Today’s list from Merriam-Webster, words about hair, got me thinking about the term, “bad hair day.” Is bad hair day an idiom? The dictionary says an idiom is, “an expression in the usage of a language that has a meaning that cannot be understood from the combined meanings of its …
by Kevin Burton How well do you know you cat, asks a Good Housekeeping article that my brother sent me. Well I am in tune with our two cats, enough so that my wife Jeannette calls me a cat whisperer. If you have cats you know whispering doesn’t always get it done. …
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by Andy Corbley Good News Network A unique robotic exoskeleton is allowing children with developmental disorders to walk—often for the first time. First Steps Wellness Center of Regina, Saskatchewan is eager to get families to come by and try it out. It can be used to correct a child’s gait or help them …
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