Steve Satterly

IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER ONE

Dr. Carla Van Dam’s book, Identifying Child Molesters: Preventing child sexual abuse by recognizing the patterns of the offenders, provides readers with a wealth of usable information. She focuses on child molesters whose “charm, respectability, and agreeable demeanor” make it easy for them to gain access to children. (Van Dam, Carla. Identifying Child Molesters (p.Continue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER ONE”

SOUND OF FREEDOM

If you’ve read my past few blogs, you had got know I was going to see the movie, Sound of Freedom. The movie is based on the real-life exploits of Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security agent, who goes from arresting pedophiles to saving the young victims. Jim Caviezel plays Tim Ballard, and he putsContinue reading “SOUND OF FREEDOM”

RED PILL or BLUE PILL?

In the Matrix, Neo was presented with a choice by Morpheus. He had his view of reality challenged, and the choice was clear; take the red pill, and deal with the reality, or take the blue pill and go back to the safe, mundane existence he had before. Of course, the hero took the redContinue reading “RED PILL or BLUE PILL?”

BEST FRIEND

A friend of mine left a comment on a prior blog. Michele Jent is her name. She brought to mind her father, a fellow I want you to know. His name was Mike Schill, and he was my best friend. Mike and I were teachers together at St. Gabriel the Archangel School in Indianapolis. HeContinue reading “BEST FRIEND”

STOMPING COCKROACHES

There was some disturbing video this week, of a New York City Pride march, in which marchers were heard chanting, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.” Hmmm. Maybe I should go to an airport, and make a joke about bombs. Or maybe make a joke about perpetrating violence against a President. Yeah,Continue reading “STOMPING COCKROACHES”

WEDDED BLISS

Saturday, June 24, 2023, my wife and I will celebrate 34 years of wedded bliss. What does wedded bliss mean? I get the ‘wedded’ part, I even get the ‘bliss’ part, but when put together, the meaning gets a little fuzzy. Was it bliss when I felt like I was going to throw up gettingContinue reading “WEDDED BLISS”

MEMORY

How does the human brain store memories? How do the sensory inputs, and our thoughts, get stored? I am of the age that I struggle, at times, to remember why I went into the kitchen. Alzheimer’s can dominate the news at times. How does the disease work? How realistic was 50 First Dates? The humanContinue reading “MEMORY”

MEDITATIONS-6/8/23

My last post was a bit heavy, but life is like that. One day things are light and airy, the next they are dark and stormy. Each of us has dark parts, things we struggle with, flaws we work on. My goal here is to hopefully provide insights for others, based on my insights. IContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-6/8/23”

FORGIVENESS

I was listening to my brother and sister-in-law’s podcast All Secure. The guest they had on, Bryce Mahoney, spoke at length on being able to forgive oneself, as well as others. This really hit home for me, because I have been the recipient of some major league forgiveness, and I still struggle with the concept.Continue reading “FORGIVENESS”

DAY OF REST

Today is a Sunday. Traditionally, Sunday is a day of rest. So of course I’ve prepped and am cooking a 15-pound brisket, I’ve watered the garden and the flowers on the patio, I’ve picked up the dog poop in the back yard, always a fun time, and started on the laundry. All very restful. FridayContinue reading “DAY OF REST”