Steven Skelley

PAWPAW'S  MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 70  Pawpaw loves Connor, Bryson and Archer! I miss you guys so much. I hope you find these messages some day. I want you to know that I love you. I never left you. I was no longer allowed to visit you. I hope these messages help you know your Pawpaw and your family better. All my love forever, Pawpaw __________________________________________________ I have been thinking about writing an ode about The Sacred Band. Prior to Christianity, in the Greek era, the Greeks were divided by city states. They united against foes but fought between themselves often too. Everyone knows of the mighty Spartan warriors who have always been referred to as the mightiest of Greek warriors. You may have seen the movie THE 300. It has finally been confirmed that the city state of Thebes had a world renowned army called The Sacred Band of Thebes. It was an elite special forces unit of 150 gay couples! In this era, homosexuality and bisexuality were as normal as hetero

PAWPAW'S  MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 69 -  Highway Gas Tank Puncture Pawpaw loves Connor, Bryson and Archer! I miss you guys so much. I hope you find these messages some day. I want you to know that I love you. I never left you. I was no longer allowed to visit you. I hope these messages help you know your Pawpaw and your family better. All my love forever, Pawpaw Highway Gas Tank Puncture    In Ohio , we could get our driver’s licenses at age sixteen. I was born on January 12 and my best friend Scott was born on June 12.   We both earned our driver’s licenses in 1979. Scott and I both loved playing tennis and watching professional tennis. Scott’s awesome Dad agreed to let Scott borrow his car so that Scott could drive the two of us three hours south to Columbus , Ohio to attend a professional tennis tournament. This was a big deal!    We were having a fantastic time driving down the highway and feeling like adults. Suddenly the car in front of us swerved violently. Before we c

PAWPAW'S  MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 68 - Connor and Bryson in a fish tank! Pawpaw loves Connor, Bryson and Archer! I miss you guys so much. I hope you find these messages some day. I want you to know that I love you. I never left you. I was no longer allowed to visit you. I hope these messages help you know your Pawpaw and your family better. All my love forever, Pawpaw This photo makes me smile every time I see it. You two came to visit me and Tom. We took you to Cocoa Beach and visited the surf shops. One of them had a huge aquarium. You two crawled into the a tunnel leading to a viewing port for kids inside the fish tank! Being your Pawpaw was a highlight of my life.