by Kevin Burton In the bad old days, being without a girlfriend, or a date, or even a prayer, on Valentine’s Day was a sharp searing pain to the psyche. Now by comparison, being without a basketball team for the big dance, or even the little dance, is a dull ache. March Madness is …
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Two Teams To Fantasy Football Playoffs
by Kevin Burton This could be my last happy fantasy football moment, so I’ll celebrate it here. In life, as in fantasy, when you can celebrate, celebrate. Enjoy the moment because you never, never know what’s around the corner. In football that oblong ball bounces funny (funnily?) sometimes. Life can be even …
Hey Word Lovers, Have An Awesome Day!
by Kevin Burton Good day you awesome readers! Are you sick yet of the word “awesome”? The term’s overuse is sparking some awesome outrage among speakers of English. Some generational friction emerges when you look into who is cool with “awesome” and who is not. “Awesome” started with the California surfer crowd …
March Madness Best Spectacle In Sports
by Kevin Burton You know how you sometimes smell something that might be smoke? You’re pretty sure it isn’t but you have to check it out. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. That would be a bad thing. Better find out. I feel a little bit like that now. It’s March Madness time …