Silent Services Are “Introvert Happy Hour”

by Alana Semuels  Time Magazine    It can be easy to go a day without talking to another human, especially if you work remotely. But increasingly, people are avoiding talking to one another when they leave the house, too, thanks to businesses and activities that allow them to request quiet time.    “It’s just the …

A Shoutout To The Quiet People Among Us  

by Kevin Burton    The story goes that an opera singer, seated next to Calvin Coolidge at a dinner said she had made a wager that she could get him to say three words.    “You lose,” said the famously taciturn 30th US president.    Mr. Keller, my history teacher at Wichita South High was …

So Long McCaffrey, Thanks For Nothing

by Kevin Burton    For the briefest of moments, I thought, “Breece Hall.”    I had just been blessed with the first pick in my sixth and last fantasy football draft for 2024. The Yahoo draft mechanism at first flashed “8th” for my draft order, then inexplicably changed to “1st.”     Never seen that happen …