Stories from the Steps

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  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 23

    8:13 PM, Fall break day 2, Stroke recovery day 37: Woke up satisfied with coffee & a state qualifying XC runner. Messages from the runner’s mom made my efforts, from morning car line fist bumps to teaching to assuming my… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 23

  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 20

    THE EVENT, DAY 21 – WHY?Why. It’s a word that checks the box on five parts of speech in its definition of “ for what cause or purpose, or reason. It is a word I met twice this weekend in… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 20

  • Vol.3, Chronicle 18

    THIS IS THE FACE OF AN UNEXPECTED MEDICAL EVENT: This Tuesday morning, today, I cried trying to put on a shirt. I got my arms & head through the right spots but it rolled up on my back & I… Continue reading

    Vol.3, Chronicle 18

  • Part 2

    PART 2, COACHES, WORDS THAT STICK WITH YOU:Two weeks ago, I wrote about the guy on the right, Paul Careathers. Today, it’s the guy on the left hand side’s turn, Doug Moser. I was in the first class Coach Moser… Continue reading

    Part 2

  • 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

    World Cup 2026

  • 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

  • The Dementia Talks #21

    THE DEMENTIA TALKS, A BRIDGE TO REALITY:“…And somehow stop this endless fight,Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days…”~~Better Days~~ The Goo Goo Dolls Monday’s Talk 20 revealed a lot of folks I know are rowing their boat on… Continue reading

    The Dementia Talks #21

  • 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

    The Dementia Talks #20