Monthly Archives: June 2009

June 20, 2009

Kira Gets Married, the June Swoon and the Rise and Fall of Stars

Kira Arriving escorted by her Proud Dad Tony After having to deal with what has seemed like and unending series a series of memorial services, funerals and family medical crisis’ I finally something to celebrate. Judy and I are going … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2009

A Healing Community Grieves-Portsmouth Naval Medical Center Experiences Yet another Tragic Death

This week has culminated two months of tragedy at our medical center. This was another death, and this one was totally senseless. It followed the unexpected death of Senior Chief Pam Branum while she was deployed on the USNS Comfort … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2009

Revisting the Political Captivity of the Church

Contemplating Faith and Practice in A Pub Note: This is an expansion of a topic that I wrote about in the beginnings of Padre Steve’s World. At that time I had far fewer readers and the post itself was not … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2009

A Weird Day, a Great Team and Some Fractured History

Today was one of those weird days for me, very busy, pretty good work and good intellectual stimulation n an ethics committee meeting. I’m also still pretty tired from the past few weeks, not feeling bad but I know that … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2009

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts-Thoughts on 26 Years of Commissioned Service

When I Knew Everything: Me in August 1983 following completion of the Medical Service Corps Officer Basic Course “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” Earl Weaver When I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in … Continue reading →

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June 15, 2009

The Art of Balance, Baseball and living as a Passionate Moderate

I subscribe to the philosophy that balance is essential in life. This is probably because my kindergarten teacher took the pencil from my lf and made me write with my right hand which I believe made me amphibious. I think … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2009

Benjamin Sisko, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Less than Sexy Command of Military Bases

Note: I write this after Judy and I did something that we never normally do…no not that, whatever that is in your dirty minds. For us this was to watch a movie in a theater a second time. We did … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2009

One Tough Poo…Memories of a Fearsome and Fat Wiener Dog

“One Tough Poo” Drawn by Judy If ever there was a little dog who took life seriously it was a fat little red smooth hair Dachshund named Greta, or Greta-Poo or simply “the Poo.” Greta was the second of our … Continue reading →

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June 12, 2009

You Win a Few, You Lose a Few. Some Get Rained Out. But You Got to Dress for All of Them

“Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.” Satchel Paige Satchel Paige on the Kansas City Monarchs Negro League and Cleveland Indian’s Hall of Fame legend Satchel Paige was one of … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2009

I like Jesus very much, but He no help with Curveball

“Ahh, Jesus, I like him very much, but He no help with curveball.” – Serrano (Denis Major League) Note: This is one of those particularly passionate posts brought about by hearing about the abuse of a friend by his church … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Kira Gets Married, the June Swoon and the Rise and Fall of Stars

A Healing Community Grieves-Portsmouth Naval Medical Center Experiences Yet another Tragic Death

Revisting the Political Captivity of the Church

A Weird Day, a Great Team and Some Fractured History

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts-Thoughts on 26 Years of Commissioned Service

The Art of Balance, Baseball and living as a Passionate Moderate

Benjamin Sisko, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Less than Sexy Command of Military Bases

One Tough Poo…Memories of a Fearsome and Fat Wiener Dog

You Win a Few, You Lose a Few. Some Get Rained Out. But You Got to Dress for All of Them

I like Jesus very much, but He no help with Curveball

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