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Vol.1, Chronicle 14: Educators & Angels
EDUCATORS & ANGELS, A HALF CENTURY LATE APPRECIATION POST: Both the personal & the social media memory machines are working overtime today. First, the personal. I’ve been privileged this last year to spend time with a group of dedicated educators,… Continue reading
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March Madness Thoughts
THOUGHTS FROM THE BLEACHERS, #1, March Madness: Just a not too bright P.E. major over here that doesn’t think too good so he shouldn’t think too much, trying to figure out how in 5 years, a female coach can go… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 13: Good Friday Stripes
GOOD FRIDAY STRIPES: “If I’d a’ had somewhere else to go, I’d a’ went.” Recently passed NASCAR great Cale Yarborough made this statement in 1970 after an unavoidable crash at historic Darlington Raceway. Few drivers are spared from collecting, win… Continue reading
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Photo Interlude, Composition 9
IMAGES & INSPIRATION, COMPOSITION 9, Saturday morning Nashville coffee: “We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength & forgetting we are the tree deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals” – Dodinsky – Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chron. 12
DADDY’S, WEDDINGS, & FULL TREES: Yesterday morning, I drank coffee in a dark silence broken only by the light & sound of the TV & The Andy Griffith Show. I’d seen the episode, “Opie the Birdman”, the one where Opie… Continue reading
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Photo Interlude, Composition 8
MORNING WAKE UP CALL: I walked in this morning as the sun woke up & was reminded of a sign by a hospital elevator shaft from the last days of my father’s life. It read, “Have you said thank you… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chron. 11
SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: Saturday evening, Miss Julie & the Pool Boy ditched the Speedos & flip flops, got dressed up & went to a fundraiser. Arriving early, as the aquatic super couple… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chron. 10
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 10, GEOMETRY OF A MENSCH, let me tell you two a story from the steps: Today would’ve been my dad’s, your Great-granddad’s, 92nd birthday, it’s my 11th time without him & while he’s no longer present, he’s… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chronicle 9
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: Today, the boss of MJPB has a birthday. The first birthday they spent together was at a concert with the band Chicago. That day, the couple known to… Continue reading
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Volume 1, Chronicle 8, Thursday with Grandad
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 8, THURSDAY WITH GRANDDAD, let me tell you a story from the steps: A friend that recently lost her father posted a pic of a cardinal as she parked at work with the simple caption, Dad. Legend… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 