by Kevin Burton “There are no boring towns, just boring people,” said my first editor. Not all his nuggets were golden. That one was, and is. My wife Jeannette and I are not boring people Thus we were in no danger of being bored, though we made the curious choice of Newton, Kansas …
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Bills, AFL And I Get Good Start To Season
by Kevin Burton Super Thursday anyone? Yeah, you’re used to Super Sunday. Big meals, commercials as big deals and oh yeah, a football game, the Super Bowl. Did you ever want to skip the five months of preliminaries and cut straight to the chase? Ever want to skip all the insurance commercials …
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Super Bowl III Was An Upset For The Ages
by Kevin Burton Amble through the archives of the beloved but bloated national spectacle the Super Bowl, and savor a delicious piece of American history. What we witness Feb. 13 will be a reflection of its time no doubt, a dazzling offensive display like a laser light show, marinated in money, a cold …
“Fantasy Brain” Is Wrecking The USA
by Kevin Burton Managing a fantasy football team has totally changed the way I watch the NFL. And it may have given me insight into post-national America. In fantasy sports, you draft and “manage” a handful of players you predict will do well, pitting your team against other teams created in the same …
Fantasyland: When You’re Hot You’re Hot
by Kevin Burton In Mexico, when I was there, they called it “buen camino.” In English that means good road, or good path. It’s what you talk about when things are going well. “Tu vas por buen camino,” roughly translated means you’ve got it going on. Singer Jerry Reed might translate …
NFL Week: A Fantasy Win, A Bengals Win
by Kevin Burton It’s Sunday and the now-hated Cleveland Browns are about to increase their lead over Kansas City. They call a running play and there is a bit of a scrum near the goal line. My three-word thought: “get in there!” Why would I do a thing like that, root for …
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