by Kevin Burton My wife asks me every year what I want for Christmas and every year I can’t think of anything. You would think she had asked me to cut the grass. I just groan. And the thing is, I always think of things too late. It’s like those clever remarks …
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Merry Birthday Or Something Like That
by Kevin Burton What if your big day got overshadowed every year by the biggest day of all? What if the season to be jolly also brought your birthday? This is probably not just a problem for Christmas Day babies. I would guess any birthday between about Dec. 22 and 27 or …
“Grandpa Kev” Just Doesn’t Sound Right
by Kevin Burton My wife drove like a grandma ever before she was one. I said this to her in person long before I said it to you in print and I assured her it was no putdown. In fact I mean it as the highest of compliments. What does a grandma …
Thoughts On Mothers And Mother’s Day
by Kevin Burton “Your mother!” is the ultimate street putdown because your mother is your ultimate friend. When it doesn’t work out that way for a person, that lack is felt and carried, maybe unexpressed or unacknowledged, but carried nonetheless. If you have somehow overlooked it, today is Mother’s Day. It may …
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