by Kevin Burton I was distraught, or as we say in the biz, tilted. Spoiler alert: Colby Parkinson saved me. And so, in the aftermath the end of the fantasy football season, I am contented, with three championships to show for my efforts (out of eight leagues), having played “Celebration” by Kool …
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A Very Thin Slice Of Fantasy Victory Cake
by Kevin Burton One, point, zero, four. That’s all. Late Monday I got a sixth team (out of eight) into the fantasy football playoffs by a margin of 1.04 fantasy points. But I didn’t win a game by that margin, I won a season, or at least made the playoffs, by that …
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Glory In My Accidental Hockey Championship
by Kevin Burton I am …the KING…of fantasy hockey. This was confirmed Saturday, though I never had a doubt. Genius? Well I’m not going there. Some will say yes, others no. But this is something many will want to emulate, for sure. I’m not trying to make other players feel bad, or …
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Love To You Who Are Grieving On Christmas
by Kevin Burton It’s deeply upsetting to me that my mother was in a hospital, alone on Christmas Eve, in what could easily be her last Christmas season. There isn’t a phone in her room and I don’t believe she grabbed her cell phone for an emergency trip to ER Monday night. So …
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Christmas “Reax”: Go Now, With Haste
by Kevin Burton Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, the long-awaited Savior of the world. We wrap it in things that don’t matter a whit. But Jesus is the whole story. He’s the whole story all the time by the way, not just at Christmas. The story of the birth …
Leap For Joy Leaplings, Today Is Your Big Day
by Kevin Burton Steve Mingori was an excellent left-handed relief pitcher for Cleveland and Kansas City in the American League. He finished a 10-year career with an ERA of 3.03. I always thought of him as a “minus” pitcher. That means in my baseball board games, if a certain number came up and …
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Sarah’s Laughter Was Supplied By The Lord
by Kevin Burton If laughter is the best medicine, as Reader’s Digest suggests, sign me up for the laughter of Sarah. Not that it was all fun and games. I’m talking about Old Testament Sarah, wife of Father Abraham, patriarch of the nation of Israel. You’ve heard the saying about he …
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Marriage Advice And Pleasant Surprises
by Kevin Burton There may never be a more heart-felt but quieter airing of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” than the one at my house Monday. My spirit was sky high because L.A. Rams running back Cam Akers had finally stopped running the ball, and the team just in front of me lost …
Two Teams To Fantasy Football Playoffs
by Kevin Burton This could be my last happy fantasy football moment, so I’ll celebrate it here. In life, as in fantasy, when you can celebrate, celebrate. Enjoy the moment because you never, never know what’s around the corner. In football that oblong ball bounces funny (funnily?) sometimes. Life can be even …
Does National Taco Day Include Taco Salad?
by Kevin Burton Finally, one of these national days I can really sink my teeth into: It’s National Taco Day! It appears that the celebration resides on Oct. 4 each year. It’s not a moving holiday, the way President’s Day is. So National Taco Day is not the first Tuesday in October. …
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