Stories from the Steps

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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

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 17

  • The Dementia Talks #23

    THE DEMENTIA TALKS #23 – SUNDOWN, NO LIPSTICK FOR THE PIG: An old carpenter I used to run into on job sites, used to tell young carpenters when their attempts at cosmetic surgery on crown moulding failed that it appeared… Continue reading

    The Dementia Talks #23

  • 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

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 16

  • The Dementia Talks #22

    NOTHING:Monday, it was time to take my mom from a pedestrian bridge in our last talk to a church. It was a journey yielding nothing… Over the weekend while following like Jason & the Argonauts a YouTube golden fleece, I… Continue reading

    The Dementia Talks #22

  • 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

    Year 1 ✔️, Year 2 ?

  • 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

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 6

  • DEAR DAD,     Today marks the 13th time I’ve celebrated your birthday without you. Before you left us in September 2013, we had taken advantage of time & said the things fathers & sons need to share.       The five years… Continue reading

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  • GRIEF, DENTYNE & DEMENTIA: “It was Dentyne”. That line from “Hoosiers” is my favorite movie quote ever. Hickory Husker basketball coach Norman Dale instructs his guard, Buddy Walker, that the man he’s guarding is chewing gum & he wants Buddy… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 3 Chronicle 1

    “I have never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” Thomas Jefferson, 1801 The Facebook memory machine relays that this group met for dinner on this day eight years… Continue reading

    Vol. 3 Chronicle 1