Old-school news, just in time
by Kevin Burton My wife Jeannette got the news late: the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions! She got the news late because she left the game in the second quarter and headed to bed. Her work starts very early and so bedtime comes early too, Super Bowl or not. She …
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by Kevin Burton I am a former fulltime newspaper reporter, but maybe my wife Jeannette would have been better than I was. Maybe much better. She stuns me with the questions she asks sometimes. She’s just so curious. Me? I am so not curious, I’ve had to come up with a euphemism …
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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 …
by Kevin Burton One of my frequent prayers is that God will “open the doors that need to be open and close the doors that need to be closed.” This is a necessary prayer because I can’t see around time corners to see the future and I’m not always so good at the …
by Kevin Burton Checked into the Hampton Inn in Sioux Falls on a Monday, settled into our room. One thing was missing. We were two days into a much-needed vacation and having a great time, ready to watch the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday Night Football. The room was nice, lots of space …
by Kevin Burton Just learned that I missed out on a big, big opportunity this year and I’m just sick about it. I love stories about people getting second chances and making it all work out. Happy endings. Sometimes though it’s just too late. My big chance came from Idaho in February, …
by Kevin Burton I’m not going to tell you how many mock fantasy football drafts I have done on Yahoo. Don’t ask me cuz I ain’t gonna tell ya. You wouldn’t remember the number anyway. It’s not important. I use my time wisely. My kindergarten teacher was obsessed with how we used …
by Kevin Burton I was born in the heyday of S&H Green Stamps. By God’s grace I have lasted into the era of bitcoin. I learned barter by baseball cards before I ever heard the word barter. I used to get fistfuls of Pesos for teaching Mexican nationals how to speak idiomatic American …
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by Kevin Burton Not today, baby. Nope. Not feelin’ it. Yes the clock is tick-tick-ticking just like on 60 Minutes. Yes, I hear it. The winds of progress are whipping as usual, making the pages of my calendar flutter seductively. “Got to get a move on,” both clock and calendar …
by Kevin Burton I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing with you. Have you ever told that lie? Also, what happens when your so-called “seasonal obsession” shows up out of season? Can a true obsession ever be limited to one season? Spoiler alert, I do not have definitive answers to these questions. …
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