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  • Vol.1 Chronicle 29

    (CITY MEET, FINISH WHAT YA STARTED)THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: It’s pre sunrise, Friday 5:39AM, & Miss Julie’s Pool Boy pours his second 28 ounce cup of emotional support coffee. Miss Julie has long since… Continue reading

    Vol.1 Chronicle 29
  • Vol.1, Chronicle 28

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 28, BOTH INDEPENDENCE DAYS & PLYMOUTH ROCK: INTRO: The 6 or 7 minute read that follows in 3 chapters, is my pastor’s fault. This Sunday past, he basically told our congregation, those that weren’t thinking of beating… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 28
  • Vol.1, Chronicle 27, TitleIX

    STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 27, Title IX: No man need be a mediocrity if he accepts himself as God made him.” ~Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh~ I equate Miss Julie with this line. She answered her call long… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 27, TitleIX
  • Vol.1, Chronicle 25: Streak of Love

    STREAK OF LOVE: In Philadelphia, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, sits a legendary gymnasium named The Palestra. Outside that old barn’s front doors is a plaque that reads: “To win the game is great. To play the… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 25: Streak of Love
  • The little swim team that could…

    The little swim team that could, SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: Miss Julie left the Pool Boy & his eggs & coffee for the pool before 7 this morning ‘cause you can’t start swim… Continue reading

    The little swim team that could…
  • The point of Summer ’24 with MJPB

    (SOME NOT & SOME) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, Summer ‘24, the point: And so it begins, the 100 days ‘til Labor Day & Miss Julie & the Pool Boy exchange their traditional farewell.… Continue reading

    The point of Summer ’24 with MJPB
  • Vol. 1, Chronicle 6, Girls in sport day

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 6, NATIONAL WOMEN & GIRLS IN SPORT DAY 2024, let me tell you, my granddaughters, a story from the steps: This isn’t meant to be about athletics, though it is about women in athletics. Women who helped… Continue reading

    Vol. 1, Chronicle 6, Girls in sport day
  • Thoughts from the deep end

    THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, 8s & 9s: This rainy Saturday, Miss Julie is heading to Nashville with the girls for a shower celebrating impending nuptials & thereby leaving the Pool Boy unsupervised to ponder… Continue reading

    Thoughts from the deep end