Tag Archive | born bleeding

Don’t Ask Why, Ask Why Not


No one has ever said that I am the easiest person to get along with. I think differently. I was raised by mostly a divorced mom and my grandparents. I will never trade that time with them, but I know my make up is a bit different than others. I had to do a lot […]

2 Years for the Blog, 15 for the Boy


Wow! Are you telling me it’s been two years since I have started writing this blog? That was a magical baseball season for the St. Louis Cardinals. This past week has reminded Cardinals fans how this team seems to find a way to win. These next six weeks plus of baseball are going to be […]

2012 in review


The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,700 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 6 years to get […]

1 Year Anniversary of Born Bleeding


Today, September 1, 2012, marks the one year anniversary of my first post (1) on Born Bleeding.  When I started this blog a year ago, and after over 40 posts I have written, I would never have guessed all the things that happened this past year. While writing about the St. Louis Cardinals I got […]

12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas


Some of you may not know that there are really twelve days to Christmas.  The 12 days mark the time from Christmas to Epiphany.  Epiphany is the time the Wise Men came to deliver their gifts to the baby Jesus.   For more information read Matthew 2: 1-12.  Some cultures celebrate Epiphany with a King’s Cake […]

Born and Raised Cardinals Red – Part one of ‘A Life Bleeding Cardinals Red’


In my initial blog I talked about one of the references to the name ‘Born Bleeding’.  This was that I have been a St. Louis Cardinals (1) fan all of my life and I know I was born bleeding Cardinals red.  I do remember not being a Cardinals fan growing up so I can honestly say I […]

Born Bleeding


When thinking about a blog title, only three titles came to mind for me.  They were Door Opener, Semper Gumby, and Born Bleeding.  I will explain the meaning of each one and the reason I chose Born Bleeding. Door Opener is a reference to my confirmation verse which is Revelation 3:20.  It states :  Behold, […]