by Kevin Burton So despondent was I last week, that I jumped off a ledge. How fortunate for me, it was only a virtual ledge. And to be more specific, it was a fantasy ledge. I drafted eight fantasy football teams this year – two more than ever before – and only …
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Goalball Gives Blind Players Community
by Todd Strain KNSD TV7 San Diego If you were looking at the Stagecoach gym floor in Carlsbad during a recent Sunday, you’d see athletic shoes, knee pads, goals and balls — just like your average sporting event. The only difference is no one on the court that day could see. This was …
Quibbles And Bits: Cats, Beatles, Fantasy
by Kevin Burton Our younger cat Lakin is a great leaper, has a good set of lungs and is eager to communicate. And she’s wild about exercise. I should be so wild about exercise. You share your living space with two cats, you find out a few things. Like on a …
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The Bright Side, Friend, Is Exceedingly Bright
by Kevin Burton “Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them,” writes Alistair Begg in a recent Truth For Life e-mail. If you, like me, could easily substitute your name …
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Words People Say From Games People Play
by Dictionary Scoop Since most board games and card games are composed of rules and repeated actions, it is only natural that certain phrases are repeated throughout the gameplay. The metaphorical potential of some of these phrases has led to them becoming part of our everyday language. Surely you use some of these: 1-Close, …
Weird Traditions From Around The World
by Dictionary Scoop Traditions come in all shapes and sizes, from a small family tradition involving a special breakfast treat to an annual activity shared by an entire community. In that sense, some traditions around the world may seem downright strange to a keen observer. That’s why we’ve decided to highlight some of …
Another Helping Of Fun From Food Network
by Kevin Burton Yesterday we rode the wayback machine and looked at one of my earliest Page 7 blog posts, one that made fun of the weird meals they make on Food Network. We also established that since that time I have developed an appetite for Food Network and have stopped dialing up …
Interesting But Hard-To-Play Scrabble Words
by Kevin Burton As usual, Dictionary Scoop has an interesting list today. But this one has next to no value. It’s a list of the biggest, bangiest Scrabble words. The words that if successfully deployed, would bring the highest scores. But your chances of ever having these exact letters on your board …
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Glory In My Accidental Hockey Championship
by Kevin Burton I am …the KING…of fantasy hockey. This was confirmed Saturday, though I never had a doubt. Genius? Well I’m not going there. Some will say yes, others no. But this is something many will want to emulate, for sure. I’m not trying to make other players feel bad, or …
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Barratt Is First Blind Woman To Swim Channel
by Andy Corbley Good News Network A Paralympic gold medalist has become the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel, and she finished under time. Melanie Barratt took on the challenge after falling in love with open-water swimming. She said that being blind has left her feeling “isolated,” but thanks …
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