Monthly Archives: October 2009
The Worst Call Ever Made: I Hate to Say it but We Need Replay Now and LCS Updates
“The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.” Bill Klemm Angels Catcher Mike Natoli Puts Both Posada and Cano Out…Well Not According to Umpire Tim MacClelland Monday was such a … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball
Give me that Old Time Religion: Book & Bible Burnings that Warm Your Heart…Can We Make Smores? Witch Children…Shall we Duck Them? And Can VDOT ever Clear the Crap off the Road?
I’m a Scripture, Tradition and Reason kind of Christian, pretty moderate in about everything and maybe a bit cynical about some things, however nothing warms my heart more than a good old fashioned book burning. There is something about this … Continue reading
Filed under hampton roads and tidewater, philosophy, Religion
MLB League Championship Series so Far, I will wear Short Pants until the World Series is Over and Learning that I am a “Wounded Healer”
So far things appear to be working out the way that I thought that they would in the MLC League Championship Series between the Phillies and Dodgers. I predicted that the teams would split at Chavez Ravine and go back … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, healthcare, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD
The Readers Keep Coming 470,000+ Much Due to Alpha Inventions
My readership continues to expand. Much of this is due to Alpha Inventions. It helps me gain readers as well as see some other good bloggers, my favorite being the Polycarp who has a great site called The Church of … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
War, Remembrance and Healing: A Chaplain, Officer and Historian Makes His Way Home
The first version of this post was written in the spring of 2008 when I was doing a lot of soul searching and reflecting after Iraq. It was originally run in my church’s online news service. I post it now … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
Padre Steve’s MLB Championship Series Picks
Well sports fans I’m back on some predictions. The fact that I am neither the Prophet nor the Son of the Prophet makes no difference here, and since my picks with the exception of the Evil Dodgers sweep of the … Continue reading
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For the Love of the Game and the Love of Life; Finding Meaning Life and Love in the Perfect Game
Kevin Costner as Billy Chapel One of my favorite movies is the baseball story For the Love of the Game which starred Kevin Costner. This is the film rendition of Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Perfect Game. Both … Continue reading
