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Marni thought it was important for kids to learn how to work hard, and one method she found was gardening. In 1970 she started a “community garden” in the common ground behind Sycamore Glen Court in Florissant, MO with the Johnson’s who lived next door (to the left) and had 7 kids. She was a […]
Steve wrote Kaeti this letter for her 30th birthday in 1995. Our Little Filly Comes of AgeIt was late in 1964 when The Great Mare set out to seduce The Bold Stallion. The GreatMare was motivated by two Darling Colts she had already borne and wished to complete thestable. Once The Great Mare had sought […]
In September 2018 Steve took a solo trip to Europe. I drove Mazda 3 to Chicago O’Hare airport, and then took a Norwegian 787 to London Gatwick. The flight was pleasant but I couldn’t find my credit and debit cards which were packed in my suitcase. I was relieved upon finding them after landing. I […]
Steve was a cub scout den leader in 1989 for one year. My assistant was Leslie. I decided to take the 7 scouts including son Eric hiking at Big Bone Lick state park. Leslie said, “You should get consent forms signed by the parents.” I thought that was overkill. We were hiking along and one […]
Steve was in his prime from about age 43 to 49. My fastest 10K was when I was 46, about 48 minutes. I could bench press 205 lbs when I was 49. Shortly afterward, I got some tendinitis and had to drop bench press weight down to 110 lbs. Here’s a typical week when I […]
Steve worked as an account manager at IBM in 2006. We landed a services contract for a multinational corporation supporting their business-to-business transactions in ordering goods for 4,000 companies in the US and 5,000 in Europe. We implemented 65 powerful server computers and a sophisticated front-end network to support this platform. We were under a […]
Steve’s memories at age 17: The Lutheran High School choir made a trip to perform in Europe. Steve was a soloist, singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, and got a favorable review by a small town West German newspaper. In some churches the acoustics were so clear you could hear echoes of voices seconds after the […]
This is an excerpt from Steve’s journal detailing his move-out from Hillside Drive due to divorce. Saturday was the big move day, I wasn’t sure Eric would be around, but he was. I picked up the U-haul 17′ Ford van and stopped at Kroger to get donuts and trash bags to throw my clothes in. […]
Claude Sr took Marni, Scott, and Steve to Europe in the summer of 1966. Steve recalls (from age 5): Kaeti was age one and stayed behind with Claude Jr and grandmother Irma. We flew on 707’s and DC-8’s. Pan Am I think. It was freezing getting off the plane in London. In London, we stayed […]
I was riding the Pea Picker bike on the sidewalk in 5th grade in Florissant. Somebody had edged the sidewalk, the front tire got in the groove, and I fell face-first into the sidewalk, just 100 feet away from our house. It shattered my two permanent front upper teeth. Showing my Mom (Marni) what had […]