Jimmy BurtMotherIf some Zeus-like figure came down from the sky and declared there could only be one holiday in all the land, I would make a strong case…May 11, 2020May 11, 2020
Jimmy BurtIs All of This Just a Good-Old, Bitchy Dose of Karma?Like Hindus, Buddhists, and Isaac Newton, I’m a big believer in karma. There are a few definitions of the principle — or law — and a…May 9, 20202May 9, 20202
Jimmy BurtIt Is What It Is Till It Ain’t“It is what it is till it ain’t,” proclaims Mac Miller on the song “What’s the Use?” off of Swimming, the album he released just months…May 8, 20202May 8, 20202
Jimmy BurtA Beautiful New Normal?Yes, you heard right: We are living in unprecedented times. Big clouds of uncertainty hang over our heads as fear drifts in and out of our…May 8, 20201May 8, 20201
Jimmy BurtOn “Patience” by Tame Impala“‘Cause time waits for no one,” Kevin Parker, the single human and multi-instrumentalist behind Tame Impala, sings at the two-minute mark…May 6, 20201May 6, 20201
Jimmy BurtLike the Pot Calling the Kettle BlackYou’ve seen them — the commercials, all about how we’re living in “uncertain” and “unprecedented” times. Or how “we’re in this together”…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Jimmy BurtThe Sun: My Ultimate FrenemyYesterday, a few buddies of mine drove down from Massachusetts to hit the links with me in Connecticut, as the courses up in the…May 4, 20201May 4, 20201
Jimmy BurtBe Like the BeesLast night, as my girlfriend, Kathleen, slept soundly in bed, and sounds from The Office lumped and clumped their way out of the TV…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Jimmy BurtDaydreamingBack in my grammar school days, staring out of the window during class was a punishable sin.May 1, 20201May 1, 20201