by Kevin Burton My birthday is coming up soon, maybe yours is too. I have some worries just now and it’s not shaping up as the best birthday ever. Maybe you are in the same straits. A message today then, for the both of us. The one sneaked up on me. Recently …
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Here’s To Life In The Age Of Invisibility
by Kevin Burton The same little girl said a sunshiny “hi” to me twice in the grocery store Tuesday. This was astounding to me, since I am invisible. You make your circuits in a smallish store and you may cross paths with the same people multiple times. I gave the girl the …
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A Writer Chronicles His Loss Of Vision
by Robert Ito New York Times In 2019, Andrew Leland began writing a book about blindness, even as he was going steadily blind himself. Working as his vision deteriorated gave him an insider’s perspective — who better to write about the blind than the blind? — but, as he learned, also made writing …
P&O Cruises Humiliates Blind Passengers
by Kevin Burton For blind people, being a second-class citizen would represent an upgrade. The following provides another example that proves, when it comes down to it, blind people aren’t treated as citizens at all. This story was widely reported. My information comes from Insider. “Two blind passengers who were ordered to …
Feeding Body, Mind And Spirit On The Road
by Kevin Burton Got an unexpected comfort on the road last week that filled the stomach and the heart. There isn’t much I don’t like about being on the road. I can see why so many people have written so many love songs to the road and the road life. I’ve spent …
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Seeking An SOS From Beepball And ABBA
by Kevin Burton Eureka I say, eureka! I have my beep baseball problems figured out. In athletics they say, father time is undefeated, and that’s true. But all I need is a great idea, and an SOS, from ABBA. This is truly exciting! You’ve probably heard about ABBA Voyage, a virtual …
Pregnant Mother Saves Four Drowning Kids
by Kevin Burton Two more stories today from the Good News Network. God bless that website for reminding us that not every news story has to end in a shootout or a lawsuit. In the first story a pregnant mother takes action to save four children: A pregnant mom is being hailed …
The History And Science Behind High Heels
by Kevin Burton Gather round kids, because it’s National High Heels day and boy do I have news for you. According to multiple websites, high heels were invented for men. It seems the heels helped warriors on horseback, providing leverage for them to stay in the saddle and stand up to fire …
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Murder She Wrote: Author Under Arrest
by Faith Karini, Andi Babineau and Sara Finch, CNN Kouri Richins’ husband was found dead at the foot of their bed last March. She’d just closed on a house for her business, she told investigators at the time. Around 9 p.m., she brought her husband, Eric Richins, a celebratory Moscow Mule cocktail in …
A Little Good News To Warm Your Heart
by Kevin Burton A Michigan seventh-grader steered his schoolmates and himself out of danger by taking the wheel of an out-of-control school bus. The story of Dillon Reeves’ quick thinking is one of two stories we present today from the Good News Network. There is abundant gloom and doom coming from news outlets. …
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