Stories from the Steps

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  • Vol 2, Chronicle 30

          Today, October 21st, will be celebrated across the pond by remembering Nelson entering the aquatic arena at Trafalgar in 1805 a 6 ship underdog & pitching a 20-0 ships lost shutout against the French. Over here, on the eve of… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 28

    39 YEARS OF FREE MARRIAGE ADVICE, THE 5 UP’S: The stars bid adieu & the tide ebbs igniting an October Saturday. Thirty nine years ago on another October Saturday, these two struck a match & ignited a never ending sleepover.… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 27

    38 YEARS & 51 WEEKS, WHAT I’VE LEARNED: This past Saturday, exactly one week shy of 39 years, Miss Julie & I attended a wedding in the same gorgeous cathedral where we stated our vows. As I sat with my… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 26

    (4:45AM & THE GOSPEL OF MARK, NOT SO) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: On this day one year ago, Miss Julie unlocked the pool gates at 4:45 in the morning. She did it not… Continue reading

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  • Vol.2, Chronicle 25

    A SEPTEMBER THANKSGIVING: “…and even though this world needs so much more, there’s so much to be thankful for…” “Thankful” ~~ Josh Groban ~~      It was a little after 4:00 on this September Sunday. A week of chaos gone… Continue reading

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  • Vol 2, Chronicle 23

    STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 2, CHRONICLE 23, DEFINITIONS:      Urban slang & the great guitarist Jimi Hendrix have a differing definition of “gypsy eyes” than me. I’ve increasingly felt that the eyes of that nomadic lifestyle are wise & tough… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2 Chronicle 22

    LIBARY (sic) DAZE : My circumstances have led me to the library over the last 3 weeks. The first fortnight, a group project moving a school library from the 1st floor to the 2nd.       As with all group projects,… Continue reading

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  • Vol 2 Chronicle 21

    STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 2, CHRONICLE 21, The Helpers, be more like Joe, less like Greg: This morning, as I made my way to Sunday School, I took the pic of the church aisle. At the end of our… Continue reading

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  • Vol 2 Chronicle 20

    VOLUME 2, CHRONICLE 20, BOTH INDEPENDENCE DAYS & THE ANCHOR: PREFACE: The 6 or 7 minute read that follows in 3 chapters, is my pastor’s fault. This Sunday past, he took pies in the face before our congregation at a… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 18

          As the Carpenter’s sang, “long ago & oh so far away”, I informed my dad some 40 years ago that I was leaving school for a job on the team sales side of the sporting goods industry. He begged… Continue reading

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