by Kevin Burton I have two cats. I have one heart. The cats have been with us about five months now. Some patterns have emerged in the ways they interact with my wife and me. We feed them and provide them with comfort and amusement. We protect them from harm of all sorts, …
Category Archives: humor
Never Give Up Hope For Lost Socks
by Kevin Burton For me, it’s not that easy. Some of these heartless people at nationaldaycalendar.com were spot on in pointing out that May 9 was national Lost Sock Day. But then they went on to say it was a day to get rid of the unmatched socks. No, no, no, no, …
Love My Good Friends And Fried Chicken
by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you a funny story, then tell you what it means to me beyond the humor. My friend Tracy sent me the story. Not sure where she got it. It is told from the perspective of a school-aged child: “Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, I …
Cleaning Up My Act In The “Newsroom”
by Kevin Burton For some reason, the mere act of moving a piece of furniture into my office has jump started my inner neat freak. My long-somnolent, even comatose neat freak. There was a mini entertainment center we had in the master bedroom. My wife said it was broken down and with …
Runaway Robot Vac Outsmarts Hotel Staff
by Kevin Burton How long till the appliances take over everything? Can they really do any worse than the humans? Asking both questions today after reading a story on http://www.bbc.com about a vacuum cleaner that made a bold decision. We should all be inspired by this. Remember kids, he who hesitates is lost. …
Yo, Hartville, Ready For Your Closeup?
by Kevin Burton Apologies right up front here, because Garrison Keillor would do this story better than I. The US Census Bureau announced Nov. 16 that Hartville, Missouri, population 594, is the “center of population” for the United States. Here is what that means, according to the Census Bureau release: “If …
