ເອົາຊະນະ Chubb Trail

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ຈັນ, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 13, 2023, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ບັນລຸເປົ້າຫມາຍທີ່ສໍາຄັນໃນເວລາທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຍ່າງຕາມຄວາມຍາວທັງຫມົດຂອງ Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis ຕີ້. ການຍ່າງປ່າໄດ້ໃຊ້ເວລາເຈັດຊົ່ວໂມງສາມສິບນາທີເພື່ອສໍາເລັດ. ໃນເວລາທີ່ລູກຊາຍກົກຂອງຂ້ອຍ "Trey" ກໍາລັງເຮັດສໍາເລັດຄວາມຕ້ອງການສໍາລັບຫຼຽນຄໍາຂອງຜົນສໍາເລັດໃນ Royal Rangers., equivalent

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Promoted to 4th Dan

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 31, 2020, Grandmaster Pat Weseman promoted me to 4th Dan in Taekwondo at the Advanced Class. When I started classes with Grandmaster Weseman and her husband Art, I did not foresee reaching this milestone. I originally started taking classes with my nephew Jim in Spring 1995. After getting married in 1996, I stopped taking classes for several

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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 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 ແລະ Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ. St ໄດ້. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

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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. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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ໃນ​ມື້​ນີ້, Tam and I will be married twenty years. ແຕ່​ຫນ້າ​ເສຍ​ດາຍ, life in Missouri is 20 ປີ, 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. On July 27, 1996, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "697​" bbox_y = "1606​" bbox_w = "29​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize = "14​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ", my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ຢ່າງສະຫລາດ

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Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 ອາ​ຍຸ​ປີ. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, 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

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Caleb Gets a Job

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ບໍ່​ດົນ​ມາ​ນີ້, 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

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Happy Birthday, Grandma!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 ອາ​ຍຸ​ປີ. 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. ແມ່ຕູ້ມີອິດທິພົນອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງຕໍ່ເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ ແລະຂ້ອຍເພາະວ່າ

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Being a Dad and Coach

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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. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ

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Things Come Full Circle

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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, ຂ້ອຍໄປອອກກຳລັງກາຍຕະຫຼອດປີ

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