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Reconnecting with a High School Buddy: A Lesson in Good Sportsmanship

Steve | July 8, 2011

Several years ago, over the Christmas holidays, I was talking with my brother, Paul (Gordon Tech High School class of 1983), about something that happened during frosh year. While sitting one day in an Internet cafe, I had heard a song from that year and had been startled. I remember, saying to myself, “Holy shit, [...]

Pledging the Fistic Fraternity: A Brief Boxing Story

Steve | February 2, 2011

Note: This story first appeared at Lawyer-boxer’s Blog on July 25, 2007.
Several years ago, I trained at Chicago’s storied Windy City Boxing Gym. (It has since closed due to some building code violations in the old warehouse where the gym owners had rented space.) It was in a fairly rough part of the city and [...]

Meeting Jesus at the Airport: Some Thoughts and a Story About Christmas

Steve | December 25, 2008

I’ve looked deeply into the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. He taught people about love, compassion, peace, righteousness, justice, and mercy. To see stuff like this article disturbs me. So much of what passes for Christianity these days seems really to be missing important points of Jesus’ life and teachings.
The problem, of [...]