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On Monday, Samhain 13, 2023, Bhain mé mórsprioc amach nuair a shiúl mé fad iomlán Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. Thóg an turas seacht n-uaire agus tríocha nóiméad dom a chríochnú. Nuair a bhí mo mhac is sine “Trey” ag comhlíonadh na riachtanas don Bhonn Óir Gnóthachtála i Royal Rangers, equivalent
Ar Déardaoin, Eanáir 31, 2020, Thug an Grandmaster Pat Weseman ardú céime dom go dtí an 4ú Dan i Taekwondo ag an Ardrang. Nuair a thosaigh mé ar ranganna le Grandmaster Weseman agus a fear céile Art, Ní raibh a thuar agam go mbainfí amach an chloch mhíle seo. Thosaigh mé ar dtús ag cur ranganna le mo nia Jim san Earrach 1995. Tar éis pósadh i 1996, Stop mé ag glacadh ranganna le haghaidh roinnt
Ar Samhain 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. An Naomh. Louis Ard-Deoise a thiomnaigh an eaglais
Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Mé
Sa lá atá inniu, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Unfortunately, life in Missouri is 20 bliana, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. Ar Iúil 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. Choinnigh siad go ciallmhar
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 bliain d'aois. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Thar na blianta, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Last week, the first member of the third generation started with us. To
Le déanaí, my youngest son Caleb obtained his first job at a local fast food restaurant. I was proud of him because Caleb decided he wanted a job, filled out a number of applications and obtained a job close to the house. Caleb found the job to be a good fit because of the location and working environment. It is interesting
Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 bliain d'aois. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. Bhí tionchar mór ag Mamó ar mo dheirfiúracha agus ormsa mar gheall ar
On May 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. Mé
A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, I went on a year-long fitness