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Beyond the Pale: The Podcast
By Steve on May 28, 2015
While walking the Camino de Santiago last month I listened to a LOT of podcasts. Yes, of course there was hours of reflection, meditation, prayer…and just plain mumbling to myself but lets face it; when…
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Weekend Distractions: Goodnight David Letterman
By Steve on May 24, 2015
This past week David Letterman signed off after hosting his late night show for 33 years. With 6,028 episodes Letterman has become the longest serving talk-show host surpassing even the late great Johnny Carson. Tributes…
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Camino Lessons: The Joy Of Seeing Friends In Santiago!
By Steve on May 12, 2015
Arriving in Santiago was perhaps more emotional than I had expected. After almost 5 weeks of walking the sense of anticipation grew as my son Gabriel and I entered the outer perimeter of the city. Finally…
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Camino de Santiago: Pamplona and Beyond
By Steve on April 14, 2015
Last night after 8 evenings in an “albergue” (dorms) we splurged, went one step up, and stayed at a “pension”. A “pension” gave Gabriel and I our own room though with a shared bathroom….
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Camino de Santiago: Day 2
By Steve on April 10, 2015
Day 2 The albergue in Ronsevalle was pretty well equipped and unlike other albergues we would stay in, there were no bunk beds. A gigantic room was divided into small 2 bed cubicles with waist…
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Camino de Santiago: The Start
By Steve on April 6, 2015
As I usually do I rose early on the first day of the Camino. Breakfast at Beilari was at 7:00 am and we were served as we were the night before by Hans, a hospitiltero…
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Journey With Me On The Camino de Santiago!
By Steve on March 30, 2015
It’s been nearly three years since Gabriel’s and my last adventure across England and as the days have rolled by we find ourselves off again tomorrow for our next journey; walking across Spain on the famous…
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In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015
By Steve on February 28, 2015
A couple days ago a friend posted a news article saying actor Leonard Nimoy had been admitted to the hospital for chest pains. I remember thinking, “At 83, he won’t be with us too much…
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A New Year’s Resolution in 2015 You Should Have
By Steve on January 3, 2015
The great thing about new days, new months, or especially new years is that chance we have to start again. If you’ve fallen down, you have a chance to get up again. If you’ve had…
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My New Film: Merry Christmas Mr. Reynolds
By Steve on December 25, 2014
Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my new book, Son: Understanding what it means to be a Child of God, sits unfinished on my computer But there is…