LIFE, AS WE WROTE IT
Duke Pasquini’s notebook
Dad, Grandpa, teacher, coach, and storyteller. Remembering Duke, who passed away in 2019, through the words he left us.
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Jul 31, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 6
This is the 6th installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and has just returned home from…
Read the story : Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 6Jul 28, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Calaveras Enterprise – A Warrior’s Son
My book, A Warrior’s Son, was reviewed by the Calaveras Enterprise in San Andreas. I made a special trip to San Andreas to talk to them a month…
Read the story : Calaveras Enterprise – A Warrior’s SonJul 26, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 5
This is the fourth installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and is currently in the hospital…
Read the story : Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 5Jul 21, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Aunt Eleanor’s Memoir–Part 4
This is the fourth installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and is currently in the hospital…
Read the story : Aunt Eleanor’s Memoir–Part 4Jul 20, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Aunt Eleanor’s Childhood Memories – Part 3
This is the third installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and just entered the hospital because…
Read the story : Aunt Eleanor’s Childhood Memories – Part 3Jul 17, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Childhood Memories–Part 2
This is the memoir of my Aunt Eleanor (now 85 years old), who got polio when she was four months old. My mother had to be an…
Read the story : Childhood Memories–Part 2Jul 15, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Childhood Memories–1st Post
My aunt is now 85 and has had polio since she was 4 months old. Below I’ve presented some of her memoir. Refer to my previous post called…
Read the story : Childhood Memories–1st PostJul 10, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
My Aunt’s Memoir
My Aunt Eleanor has just completed her memoir called Childhood Memories. I plan on publishing a few excerpts from her memoir in this blog later. The polio virus…
Read the story : My Aunt’s MemoirJun 29, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Benefits of Fiber
I’ve been taking for granted all the benefits of fiber because I eat a lot of fiber when I’m home. But on my trip to Santa Cruz and…
Read the story : Benefits of FiberJun 29, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
My Republican Friends
I’ve noticed that my correspondence with my Republican friends is a one way conversation. They never respond to the facts I present. Here’s an example. One of them…
Read the story : My Republican FriendsJun 8, 2011 · Duke Pasquini
Cheat Days
I went on the slow carb diet for a short time because my son recommended it. He insisted that I follow it exactly and I did for a…
Read the story : Cheat Days