Quibbles And Bits: Dolly Parton Edition

by Kevin Burton    Did I dream this? I only saw it once. I mean, I think I saw it once. Did you see this?    I thought I saw on Facebook, the first news about changing the name of the Nashville airport to honor Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 was something along the …

Burtons Cut The Cord In Time For NFL Games

by Kevin Burton    Imagine you went to the grocery store and instead of selecting the vegetables you wanted, you had to sign up for a “vegetable package.”     So, you can’t get fresh green beans unless you also take artichoke, leeks and rutabaga.  “Hey that’s the package, that’s how we sell it, take it …

There Is A Method To My March Madness

by Kevin Burton    I can’t imagine a scenario where I am completely immune to the madness.    While you and your office mates filled out brackets last week, that was only a fleeting thought for me. Didn’t come close to working up the enthusiasm. But that doesn’t mean I can’t be found on the …

Facts You Might Not Know About M*A*S*H

by Interestingfacts.com    From its premiere on CBS in Sept. 1972 through its historic series finale watched by more than 106 million Americans in Feb. 1983, M*A*S*H changed television forever.     The series followed the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War of the early 1950s and seamlessly blended comedy and drama like never before. …

Hey CBS, Get That Clown Romo Off The Air

by Kevin Burton    Look, I am not the only one who can’t stand Tony Romo on NFL broadcasts.  I can only hope somebody more important than I gets the message.    Until such time as Romo is removed, for me, CBS stands for “Clowns Broadcasting Sports.”    At some point late in Kansas City’s …

Our Democracy Could Use Another Truman

by Kevin Burton    Not sure what I expected in advance from the Harry S. Truman Museum in Independence, Missouri, but I ended up in tears.    Truman was the Vice President thrust into the presidency just 82 days into his term, following the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945.  By then the tide …