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by Kevin Burton I call myself a realist. I’m guessing most people think I’m a pessimist. I try to be a thinker, and I run most if not all decisions through a risk/reward assessment. Still, I could surely be true to this while putting a more positive spin on things. It doesn’t …
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by Kevin Burton My friend and co-worker on my college newspaper Tim, once suggested that thinking become a new sport. That’s something that should really be pursued. In this thinksport, there should be a penalty for speaking without thinking. Maybe I’ll continue this thought later. For now, I want to share …
by Kevin Burton Tomorrow is Getaway Day and there’s just nothing like it. It’s World Series week in the land of beep baseball, baseball for blind players. Getaway Day is about heading to the competition site and into another world. If you’ve never seen beep baseball, check it out on You Tube. …
by Kevin Burton Shame on me for this, but there was a time when I believed every word of the song from Laverne and Shirley. That show ran from 1976 to 1983 on ABC. It was a big hit for its first few years, a spinoff from the very popular “Happy Days.” It …
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by Kevin Burton Today, a somber moment on Page 7. Don’t blame me, I’m not the killjoy. My writer’s club put me up to it. We got three writing prompts at the last meeting. This was a virtual meeting for blind writers. A writing prompt is an idea that might get you unstuck …
by Kevin Burton Amy Grant’s 1979 album “My Father’s Eyes” didn’t make my “album challenge” series, but one of its songs seems to be emerging for me. The song is “Faith Walkin’ People.” I liked it immediately back in the day and have been drawn to it ever since. But these days some …
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