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I Just Want to Thank Everyone that made this Night Necessary
I think that Yogi Berra said it the best when thanking people inSt. Louis when the city decided to honor him when the Yankees came into town in 1947. He meant to say “I just want to thank everyone that … Continue reading
Filed under Military, shipmates and veterans
The Oath: Reflections on the Oath of Office and 30 Years of Service
It was a hot and smoggy summer day in Van Nuys California when drove into the parking lot of the old Armory on Van Nuys Boulevard in my 1975 yellow Chevy Monza with a black vinyl top. It was August … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, Military, philosophy, Politics
A Few Day after the Non-Rapture Thoughts
There will be some coming after me again Well after a very good conference on trauma and spirituality I am back in North Carolina with a chance to collaborate with my staff to see how we can take what we … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, christian life, faith, Military, national security, norfolk tides, philosophy, Politics, purely humorous, Religion
The Gift My Dad Gave to Me: Baseball and the Mystery of Life
The Big A This post is an updated and edited version of an article that I published here in 2009. It is something that I come back to often because it deals with my dad and the influence that he … Continue reading
Opening Day 2011: How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World
The Church of Baseball Harbor Park Parish “This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, faith, norfolk tides, philosophy, PTSD
Meeting Jesus and the Team at 7-11: A Baseball Fantasy
Since Baseball season is upon us, at least spring training is here I have decided to re-post a series of articles that I started last summer. They are kind of a spiritual fantasy involving faith and baseball with Jesus and … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, christian life, faith, Religion
It may be Winter but Scent of Baseball is in the Air and Friends are taking the Field
We are under a winter storm warning here in Coastal Carolina. The winter has been pretty weird a few weeks back we had 5-7 inches of snow on Emerald Isle and the area around Camp LeJeune might get another 2-4 … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, norfolk tides
Norfolk Tides 2010: The Season in Review
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, norfolk tides, Photo Montages
The Change in Baltimore Begins….Now
Armando Gabino was one of 4 Orioles called up the last day of the season This is my first post season Orioles and Tides report, it is short but as you can see the Orioles are wasting no time in … Continue reading
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