Des Moines Isn’t Boring, Really, I Mean It

by Kevin Burton    Did you know there is a Memphis, Missouri?    Fewer than 2,000 people live there. We came perilously close to joining them on vacation two weeks ago.    We had planned to see the big Memphis – the BB King-Jerry Lee Lewis-Johnny Cash Memphis – but a flood warning for the …

This Super Bowl Was Truly A Super Bore

by Kevin Burton    How fitting that my story about Super Bowl LIX (59) begins with a tale of excessive sleeping.    On the Saturday before Super Sunday I was supposed to go to a local butcher shop and get some ribs that would serve as the centerpiece of a super feast. Incredibly, I slept …

World Record Pepper Brings Serious Heat

by Kevin Burton    We’ve got a hot story for you today. Record hot.    It’s also news I can use, but I’m not going to.    The BBC reports that the Guiness Book of World Records has certified Pepper X as the hottest chili pepper in the world. It has surpassed the Carolina Reaper …