Category Archives: Family

Monday Musings: A Lifetime of Birdwatching

Posted on May 4, 2020 by dbjackson

Those who know me well, know that I am an avid birdwatcher. My older brothers got me started when I was just a kid. And when I say just a kid, I mean that – I started birding when I … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Covid-19 and Hope

Posted on April 20, 2020 by dbjackson

Last week, when I wrote my Monday Musings post, I was pretty ticked off at the world. And this week, after watching “protesters” in Michigan, North Carolina, and other states take part in the worst sort of astroturf demonstrations, one … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Flattening the Curve, Projection “Hoaxes,” and Righteous Anger

Posted on April 13, 2020 by dbjackson

I’m angry today. The pandemic – the isolation, the uncertainty, the steady stream of tragic news, the underlying fear – elicits different emotions at different times, running the gamut from those I’d expect (sadness, fear, numbness) to those I might … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: A Winter Walk

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dbjackson

Last weekend, in between rainstorms, Nancy and I got out for a lovely walk on what is known here as the Mountain Goat Trail. The Mountain Goat is an old railroad bed and the MGT Alliance is part of the … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Family History

Posted on February 28, 2020 by dbjackson

For this week’s Photo Friday, I offer a different sort of photo, one that comes with a bit of a story. My Uncle Bill (left) fought and died in World War II. He was eventually stationed somewhere in France, but … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: In Defense of the Grateful Dead

Posted on February 24, 2020 by dbjackson

Hi, my name is David, and I used to be a Deadhead. Yep. I saw them some twenty-five or thirty times in my youth. I slept outside, on line in front of arenas, in order to get the best possible … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Rain-fed Streams

Posted on February 7, 2020 by dbjackson

Sometimes we take photos for the sake of art, other times to commemorate events – times with loved ones, special occasions, etc. And on occasion we snap pictures simply to document something unusual. This week’s Friday Photos are of this … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Writing What We Have To

Posted on January 20, 2020 by dbjackson

I need to work through the memories and regrets, the guilt and love, the unresolved conflicts and incomplete conversations. Not because I want to, though I do, and not even because I might actually have a home for it when … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Music and Memory

Posted on January 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Last week, I wrote about the musical biographies and autobiographies I’ve been reading, and I wanted to stay on the theme of music this week. I am the youngest of four kids, and all of my siblings are (were) much … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Dark Place: A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

Posted on September 6, 2017 by dbjackson

We traffic in emotion and internal monologue, in the interpretation of sensation and the vagaries of mood and feeling. Most of the time — at least ideally — we can separate our own emotions and thoughts from those of our … Continue reading →

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