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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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The Dementia Talks #20
THE DEMENTIA TALKS #20, WALKS & TALKS:Yesterday, on my normal Monday visit to my mom, another piece of her was lost as another matador arrived to fight the bull. Those questions I never asked, one because my dad made me… 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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Year 1 ✔️, Year 2 ?
YEAR 1 ✔️, YEAR 2 ?: So Miss Julie left for her pool’s first summer Saturday this morning. She departed with my traditional farewell of, “see ya’ Labor Day” & decompression arrived as I took my seat on the porch.… Continue reading
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NOW
VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 12, NOW: There is a scarcity of words. They are heavy, there’s a gravity as I pull them out of my soul trying to say something for Mother’s Day. Earlier this week, I mentioned a friend that… 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 10
VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 10: 4 YEARS IN SUNDOWN, NOW & THEN. As I say good morning to another night, I’m struggling with do I need to say something or do I have something to say? John Steinbeck said, “I write… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 