Підкорення стежки Чабба

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У понеділок, Листопад 13, 2023, Я досяг головної мети, коли пройшов усю довжину Стежки Чабба, поза і назад 13.6 миля трейл в West St. Louis County. Похід зайняв у мене сім годин тридцять хвилин. Коли мій старший син «Трей» виконував вимоги до Золотої медалі за досягнення в Королівських рейнджерах, еквівалент

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Підвищений до 4-го Дану

Присуджено 4-й дан 31 січня 2020 р

На четвер, Січень 31, 2020, Гросмейстер Пет Весеман підвищив мене до 4-го Дану з тхеквондо в класі просунутих. Коли я почав заняття з гросмейстером Весеманом та її чоловіком Артом, Я не передбачав досягнення цієї віхи. Спочатку я почав відвідувати заняття зі своїм племінником Джимом навесні 1995. Після одруження в 1996, Я кілька разів перестав відвідувати заняття

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Вулиця. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Листопад 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Луїс”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Луїс, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Едуард і Магдалена Mosblech, and their 14 children. Санкт-. Архідієцезія Луї освятила церкву

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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. Луїс, 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. Я

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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Сьогодні, Tam and I will be married twenty years. На жаль, life in Missouri is 20 років, 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, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. Вони мудро трималися

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передача факела,en

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 років. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Протягом багатьох років, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Минулого тижня, перший представник третього покоління почався з нами. до

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Caleb Gets a Job

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Нещодавно, 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, Бабуся!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 років. Born in St. Луїс, 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. Grandma had a big influence on my sisters and me because

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Being a Dad and Coach

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Травень 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. Я

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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, I went on a year-long fitness

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