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Tag Archives: Father and Son
My Dad – a Book – and ‘Connection’
It’s been just about 9 years now since my dad passed away. I had never been very close to him, my parents having divorced when I was 6 years old. This post is about a bit of extra connection coming … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Relationships
Tagged Books, Father and Son, Louis L'Amour, self-discovery, Shalako, Story
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Book: Sermon on the [pitcher’s] Mound
“I’ve never been very comfortable looking in the mirror. Life can be so much easier without the messy complication of self-examination.” – Michael O’Connor, talking about the marriage relationship in his book Sermon on the Mound. It seems to me, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Baseball, Family, Father and Son, Guys, Laughter, Pop Culture, Shoeless Joe
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Movies: All-Time Favorites – What made it possible
It was certainly a challenge to eliminate many movies and come up with a Top 25 All-Time Favorite Movies list. The ranking process was a bit easier than the elimination part. How did I cut some really wonderful movies from … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Movies
Tagged Adventure, Courage, Father and Son, Laughter, Male/Female, Pop Culture, self-discovery
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Movies: 2014 vs 2013
Thinking about a Top Ten list of movies for 2014 is a bit of a problem. First, I didn’t get to see as many movies this past year as I usually do. Second, I moved on November 1, and then … Continue reading
Movies: Cook off – Journey or Road Trip
A couple of pretty good movies that happen to deal with food have opened in theaters in North America in the last several months. As everyone knows, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so movies that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Father and Son, Food, Jon Favreau, Oprah Winfrey, self-discovery, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
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I take Inspiration wherever I can get it
“I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not “true” because we’re hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged Believe, Books, Courage, Father and Son, Fear of failure, Field of Dreams, Hero, Hope, Mentor, Movies, Pop Culture, self-discovery, Story
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Baseball, Books and the delight of Spring
“I didn’t ask for you to feel the way you do. You’re influenced by an illusion. Writers are magicians. They write down words, and, if they’re good, you believe that what they write is real, just as you believe a … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Baseball, Believe, Books, Dodgers, Father and Son, Irish Blessing, Magic, Personal Growth, Spring, Story
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