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Vol.1 Chronicle 42, Nat’l Coaches Day
NATIONAL COACHES DAY ‘24, A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE OF WHAT YOU NEED: Yesterday, October 6th, was National Coaches Day. I’m intentionally late in posting on October 7th, but we’ll get to that. Coaches do so much that no… Continue reading
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Living dangerously…
SPORTS STORIES FROM THE STEPS, SEASON 1, GAME 1, IDOLS & LIVING DANGEROUS: “…Heroes I wish I’d never met, but he ain’t naming names…”~Kenny Chesney~ “If this bus could talk” As I get older, I realize that a lot of… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 27, TitleIX
STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 27, Title IX: No man need be a mediocrity if he accepts himself as God made him.” ~Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh~ I equate Miss Julie with this line. She answered her call long… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 18: Teacher Appreciation Week
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 18, TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: “…You stand at the edge while people run you through, I thank the Lord there’s people out there like you…”Elton John “Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters Miss Julie & I are privileged to… Continue reading
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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, 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 7, Souvenirs Redux
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 7, SOUVENIRS REDUX, let me tell you a story from the steps: Well, it’s really two intertwined stories, the first, a present day tale, the second published in March of 2022 though the scroll started on a… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chronicle 6, Girls in sport day
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 6, NATIONAL WOMEN & GIRLS IN SPORT DAY 2024, let me tell you, my granddaughters, a story from the steps: This isn’t meant to be about athletics, though it is about women in athletics. Women who helped… Continue reading
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Vol. 1 Chronicle 5, Pine tar & tennis balls…
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 5: Let me tell you a 2021 story from the steps. On this day in 2019, I wished my coach Doug Moser a happy birthday. I didn’t know it would be the last time, I didn’t know… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 