by Kevin Burton The cell phone, or more specifically, the cell phone call, turned 50 recently. It’s a story I almost ignored. Here is part of a CNN Business story on the anniversary: “On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan with a device the …
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Are You A Pessimist, Optimist Or Realist?
by Kevin Burton I call myself a realist. I’m guessing most people think I’m a pessimist. I try to be a thinker, and I run most if not all decisions through a risk/reward assessment. Still, I could surely be true to this while putting a more positive spin on things. It doesn’t …
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Turkeys In Flight? Science And Thanksgiving
by Kevin Burton If you’re like me, most of what you know about turkeys comes from a cookbook and WKRP In Cincinnati. Good thing Nicole Cosgrove is here to help us out. Cosgrove is the lead Pet Editor for http://www.petkeen.com. Once our laughter at the classic Les Nessman turkey drop broadcast has subsided, …
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Baby Boy’s Vision Saved Thanks To TikTok
by Kevin Burton Sometimes we get tired of being beat up by the news and decide to go up-beat. Today we present a second straight day of positive news from the Good News Network. In our first story, a young boy will be blessed to grow up with normal vision thanks to a …
Want Fries With That? Yes, Yes I Do
by Kevin Burton Just learned that I missed out on a big, big opportunity this year and I’m just sick about it. I love stories about people getting second chances and making it all work out. Happy endings. Sometimes though it’s just too late. My big chance came from Idaho in February, …
Corneas Made From Pigskin Restore Vision
by Kevin Burton Fourteen blind people had vision restored after receiving cornea implants made from pigskin, according to published reports. Three of those people had perfect vision after undergoing a new surgical technique developed by Swedish researchers, wrote Sarah Kuta in Smithsonian Magazine. The cornea is the clear outer layer that protects …
My Bilingual Doubletalk In Mexico
by Kevin Burton My career as an English as a Second Language teacher came to an abrupt early end one night under the streetlights outside a small taco shop in Puebla. To tell you how and why that happened, I first turn to BBC writer Nicole Chang, who recently wrote about what speaking …
Studying Social Interactions Of The Blind
by Kevin Burton A North Carolina State University research study offers tips for blind people on how to make social interactions less awkward. I found the story by NC State’s Matt Shipman on http://www.medicalxpress.com. “A recent study highlights the range of uncomfortable situations people living with blindness or visual impairment encounter due …
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Cats’ Purring Says More Than We Think
by Kevin Burton Apparently the purring our cats do isn’t all good vibrations. These are cats after all, I should have known. It just had to be more complicated than we thought. “We think we know what a cat’s purr means,” writes Stephen Dowling of the BBC. “It is arguably the most recognizable sign …
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