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by Kevin Burton The idea of a birthday party - you know, with the cake and the funny hats - has always seemed lame to me. Today I’m changing my tune. There is one such party I would put together and attend if I could. Wait till you hear the musicians who share …
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by Kevin Burton Today, two stories about blind people standing up for their rights, one of a pending lawsuit, one of a successful suit in Ohio. I’m happy to see blind people demanding their rights, but sad that we should have to go to such lengths to get the right to lead basic, …
by Kevin Burton The English singer known professionally as Mike McGear has a birthday today. He turns 79. Among the greetings and well wishes, he may get a birthday call, or maybe a musical card that plays the Beatles song “Birthday,” from his brother - Paul McCartney. Peter Michael McCartney created the …
by Kevin Burton I am 6 feet, 1½ inches tall. My wife Jeannette is only 5’4”. But I bet you five dollars we see eye to eye! How do I know this? I let her know recently that my brother has a whopping eleven fantasy football teams. This knowledge floated for a time, …
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by Kevin Burton You have a superpower that you might not know about; the power to make another person glow. So says a “happiness expert” quoted on CNBC. Stephanie Harrison, founder of The New Happy, writes that using nine phrases will instantly brighten someone’s day. She says we underestimate how happy someone …
by Kevin Burton When I was a sort of young beep baseball player, I had a team mate who always talked about heart guards. Beep baseball is baseball for blind players. The ball is slightly bigger than a softball and depending on who made the ball, it can be quite hard. When …
by Kevin Burton The kid thing, the desire to have and raise children, is something I never, never got and don’t get. So when we look into a demand by Rachel, wife of Jacob, in Genesis chapter 30, for me it’s a study in polar opposites. “Give me children or else I …
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by Kevin Burton One of the Christmas gifts I was given this year by a family friend, came in a bag with a green and white label. Ostensibly it’s a healthy snack. I now wonder if this “gift” was in fact a hostile act. It’s suspicious anyway. I’ve been doing some research. …
by Kevin Burton It hurt my heart to do it, but I did it, last week. Something I thought I would never do. Along with the eggs and bacon and paper plates, and the baking stuff my wife Jeannette got, I also, purchased, rubber bands. Still can’t believe it. But there it …
by Kevin Burton Toward the end of his life my father said it was strange getting old because many of his friends and relatives had died and he was left behind. I understand where he was coming from. But I extend that to teachers and public figures. Even though I don’t interact …
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