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December 17, 2011

Musings at the end of Busy Week, the Penn State Scandal and Barry Bonds Sentence…Padre Steve has a “Gracie Jane” Moment

It has been a very busy and tiring week. However I am in good spirits and though tired am feeling more in the Christmas spirit. Ho. I’m not up to more than that yet but it is a start. When … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2011

All I want for Christmas is Christmas and Our Country Back not another Political Debate

I don’t know about you but apart from the bad political theater I wish that it was like December 2012 so I could celebrate Christmas in peace, except that if it were I would miss a full baseball season. I … Continue reading →

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December 3, 2011

Loose Thoughts on a December Saturday: I’m not a Nurse, the Great Cain Wreck, the End at Camp Victory, LSU went to Georgia and Padre Steve Discovers Twitter….

Sitting on Saddam Hussein’s throne at Al Faw Palace Camp Victory Iraq 2007 Well it has been a week hasn’t it? I mean really so much has happened and things just keep happening whether we want them to happen or … Continue reading →

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November 24, 2011

Padre Steve Gives Thanks:Thanksgiving 2011

No matter what we do for Thanksgiving or who we celebrate it with I will only get to do the prayer under supervision due to an incident like this 20 years ago. Let’s face it 2011 has been tough. There … Continue reading →

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November 16, 2011

Baseball News: Awards, CBA, Player and Manager Moves…Why the Off Season Matters

“You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.” Earl Weaver The World Series is in the past but the baseball world is abuzz with awards, trades, free agent offers and the … Continue reading →

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November 14, 2011

Reading and Thinking…

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change, windows on the world … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2011

Veterans Day 2011: Giving Thanks for the Veterans in my Life

My Dad Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carl Dundas aboard USS Hancock CVA 19 around 1971 or 1972 I always become a bit more thoughtful around Veterans Day and Memorial Day. I’ve been in the military for over 30 years now. I … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2011

Cardinals Win World Series and Complete an Incredible, Improbable, Amazing and Incredible Season

The St Louis Cardinals won the 2011 World Series in 7 Games defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 to complete what can only be described as an epic saga. My story on this amazing season will come later in the day.

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October 28, 2011

Slaughter at Surigao: The Old Ladies get their Revenge

USS West Virginia at Surigao Strait This is the third article of a series on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The Battle of Surigao Strait was the third action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf which ended in the near … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2011

Deep Thoughts and Musings on a Lazy Fall Saturday

I have been down with an ear and sinus infection most of the week which has added to my insomnia and made me pretty useless. It is no fun to get up in the morning with vertigo. When this happens … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Loose thoughts and musings

Musings at the end of Busy Week, the Penn State Scandal and Barry Bonds Sentence…Padre Steve has a “Gracie Jane” Moment

All I want for Christmas is Christmas and Our Country Back not another Political Debate

Loose Thoughts on a December Saturday: I’m not a Nurse, the Great Cain Wreck, the End at Camp Victory, LSU went to Georgia and Padre Steve Discovers Twitter….

Padre Steve Gives Thanks:Thanksgiving 2011

Baseball News: Awards, CBA, Player and Manager Moves…Why the Off Season Matters

Reading and Thinking…

Veterans Day 2011: Giving Thanks for the Veterans in my Life

Cardinals Win World Series and Complete an Incredible, Improbable, Amazing and Incredible Season

Slaughter at Surigao: The Old Ladies get their Revenge

Deep Thoughts and Musings on a Lazy Fall Saturday

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