Monthly Archives: August 2009

August 31, 2009

Star Trek the Next Generation: Captain Jean-Luc Picard Deals with PTSD

Counselor Deanna Troi: Interesting. Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Counselor… Counselor Deanna Troi: I just find it interesting. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the man who couldn’t be pried out of his seat for a vacation for three years! Captain Jean-Luc Picard: It’s Earth. … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2009

Cowboys Stadium meets Seinfeld: A Scoreboard and a Nose that You Can’t Miss

Jerry Jones’ Über-Jumbotron The New Cowboys Stadium opened officially last week as Jerry’s Kids played the team formerly known as the Houston Oilers the Tennessee Titans, or as I will now call them the Toilers. Most people have been focusing … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2009

Leave no Soldier Behind? I think not…A letter from an IOF Vet and Reader

Note: This is the sanitized version of an e-mail that I received last night from a OIF 05 and OIF 07 Veteran Army Officer who has been awarded two Bronze Star Medals for his service in Iraq and was Medivac’d … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Army, army medical department, iraq, medical boards, medical retirement, operation iraqi freedom, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, veterans adminisration, veterans benefits

August 29, 2009

Analyzing the End of Season Collapse of a Baseball Team

Note: I cover baseball and the Norfolk Tides with a Blog on the Virginia Pilot Online entitled Padre Steve’s View from 102. The link to that site and those blogs is here: http://hamptonroads.com/blogs/padre-steve039s-view-102 Those articles are not re-posted here. Gathright … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2009

Mighty Miss Molly: 15 Pounds of Hell and Terror

Always on Alert Our current dog Molly is a Dachshund-Papillion mix that we got as a rescue in North Carolina. She had been found in some brush covering in tar near NC 24 in Carteret County. Judy met the lady … Continue reading →

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August 27, 2009

Investigate Novitzky and the Prosecutors in the BALCO Major League Baseball Investigation

Baseball players who are accused of or admitted to the use of steroids and other alleged performance enhancing drugs prior to their being banned by baseball have been demonized by the Federal Government and media. I do not agree with … Continue reading →

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August 26, 2009

Padre Steve’s Highs and Lows of 28 Years Service

Ooops, this should have posted the 25th…all references in the post though it posted today are for the 25th. The meltdown was the 24th, not my duty night. Note: I think that I have pretty much recovered from last night’s … Continue reading →

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August 24, 2009

Going to War: A Reflection so Far, Memories, PTSD and hopes and fears Past and Present

As I have been writing of my experience in Iraq it is amazing to me the amount of emotions that I have experienced. It is strange to feel like I am back there as I write. I know that this … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2009

New Post at Padre Steve’s View from 102

Posted The Slide Continues: Tides Lose 6-2 to Padre Steve’s View from 102 in the Virginia Pilot online. the link is here: http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/slide-continues-tides-lose-62 Peace, Steve+

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August 23, 2009

Scouts Out: My Neighbors in Section 100

Guns up: Scouts and Players with Radar Guns at Harbor Park “If you don’t find high-caliber marble … you can’t create classic statues” John Schuerholz One of the interesting views from my pew in the Church of Baseball, Harbor Park … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Star Trek the Next Generation: Captain Jean-Luc Picard Deals with PTSD

Cowboys Stadium meets Seinfeld: A Scoreboard and a Nose that You Can’t Miss

Leave no Soldier Behind? I think not…A letter from an IOF Vet and Reader

Analyzing the End of Season Collapse of a Baseball Team

Mighty Miss Molly: 15 Pounds of Hell and Terror

Investigate Novitzky and the Prosecutors in the BALCO Major League Baseball Investigation

Padre Steve’s Highs and Lows of 28 Years Service

Going to War: A Reflection so Far, Memories, PTSD and hopes and fears Past and Present

New Post at Padre Steve’s View from 102

Scouts Out: My Neighbors in Section 100

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