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by Kevin Burton It takes a little work to make a vacation happen doesn’t it? You don’t just up and go. You have to make sure everything is taken care of. Animals, if you have them. The homestead. Plus you have to arrange for accommodations on the road. But there comes a …
Continue reading “Getaway Day, Glorious Beyond (These) Words”
by Kevin Burton You hear this phrase a lot: “don’t judge.” Well in this case, go ahead. Be my guest. Judge, and jump in with both feet, or both wagging index fingers, if you want to. I don’t care. On our first regional beep baseball trip, to Indianapolis in late May, I …
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by Kevin Burton Uh-oh, I think I may be archaic. Our friends at Merriam-Webster dictionary served up a timely platter of cookies this week, a list of “archaic” words we know from Christmas songs. Well I just used one of these words last week on Page 7! In order to keep this …
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, …
Continue reading “Turkeys In Flight? Science And Thanksgiving”
by Kevin Burton You’ll hear Christians today saying “He is risen!” and others answering “He is risen indeed!” What does that mean? For the Christian faith, for the human race, it means everything. Today is Easter, “the annual celebration of Christ’s resurrection to life after His crucifixion and death,” according to http://www.gotquestions.org. “The …
by Kevin Burton This may be hard to believe, but once in a great while I can be a little grumpy. I know, I know, but it’s true. You can take my word for it, or ask my wife. But I always see the bright side, 100 percent of the time. In …
by Kevin Burton If you’re looking for proof of societal spiritual blindness, you need look no further than the celebration of Halloween. What is passed off as being a benign, sugar-soaked party for children, has with it much darker elements that are a danger to children and adults alike. But this danger …
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by Kevin Burton Some things have changed since the time I spent all day and night watching Walter Cronkite anchor bicentennial coverage for CBS. Some things have stayed the same. I was close to turning 13 then. You can say that the USA depicted on television July 4, 1976 has disappeared. You can …
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