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Shallow thoughts…
SHALLOW THOUGHTS (EVEN 12 MILES OUT OF MT. PILOT, ENGLISH IS HARD & HISTORY IS COMPLEX) FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: It’s less than 5 days until the City Swim Meet & the Pool Boy being… Continue reading
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World Cup 2026
TAKEAWAYS, THE WORLD CUP WEEKEND I DIDN’T KNOW I NEEDED: The countries of Cape Verde & Norway, their national soccer teams & each team’s goalkeeper gave me a weekend of World Cup soccer I wasn’t aware I needed. Cape… Continue reading
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Vol. 3, Chronicle 17
VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 17, THE STORY STARTED IN 1975:Stress. Two years ago, July 3, 2024 when I posted the 3 section work that follows as Volume 1, Chronicle 28, I had no idea of the stresses that lay in wait… Continue reading
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Vol. 3, Chronicle 16
STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 3 CHRONICLE 16 – LISTEN TO YOUR DAD: Dear 3 year old standing by your dad, Last week we shared a birthday. On Father’s Day, I want to share something else. I believe this life… Continue reading
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Vol. 3, Chronicle 15
SAND & DAD, A MEMORIAL DAY STORY: I got this vial of sand from one of the many wonderful educators that I am privileged to work alongside. She got the sand from a beach in France once codenamed Omaha. My… Continue reading
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VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 11, ARPEGGIO, THE BIRTHDAY EDITION: Music’s broken chord, the arpeggio, occurs when notes normally played simultaneously are played individually. Anyone with someone suffering a physical or mental ailment knows the difficulty of dealing with brokenness of what… Continue reading
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Vol. 3, Chronicle 9
AN APRIL 19TH 251 YEARS IN THE MAKING: The memory arm of this machine informs me that five years ago on this day, I said goodbye to Mel, a Navy veteran I called friend at my town’s National Cemetery. The… Continue reading
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Vol 3. Chronicle 8, Redux
A PERSONAL NOTE on changes & what you need to know from two years ago in what was known as Volume 1, Chronicle 14. CHANGES: 1)The day count is now 4,463, the years are at 13 & counting, & the… Continue reading
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GOOD FRIDAY STRIPES, ONE: “If I’d a’ had somewhere else to go, I’d a’ went.” One of NASCAR’s auto racing greats, Cale Yarborough, made this statement post race in 1970 after an unavoidable crash at South Carolina’s historic Darlington Raceway.… Continue reading
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Vol. 3, Chronicle 6
STORIES FROM THE STEPS, THE GENESIS, SOUVENIRS: Four years ago yesterday, I walked in & out of the halls you’ll read about in what follows for the final time. The next day, I opened a notebook & my soul. I… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 