Category Archives: Fun

Monday Musings: The Hypothetical Musings of a Hypothetical Stoner, Offered Hypothetically…

Posted on January 15, 2024 by dbjackson

This will come as a surprise to none of you, but I was a stoner when I was in high school. And college. And for a good part of graduate school. I am fine with revealing this, because, while I … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: DragonCon and Professional Community

Posted on September 6, 2023 by dbjackson

I am back from DragonCon, and I have a shortened week in which to get done a great deal, so today’s post will be fairly brief. Mostly, I want to say thank you — to the convention organizers, who did … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings (On Tuesday): Feeling the Loss of Jimmy Buffett

Posted on September 5, 2023 by dbjackson

The news of Jimmy Buffett’s death this past weekend, hit me surprisingly hard, and I am still trying to figure out why. Buffett, the “Roguish Bard of Island Escapism,” as the New York Times called him in an online obituary, … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Heading To DragonCon!

Posted on August 30, 2023 by dbjackson

This coming weekend, I will be in Atlanta for DragonCon, the annual highlight of my professional calendar. For those of you unfamiliar with the phenomenon known as DragonCon, it is a huge convention that takes over Atlanta’s Peachtree Center every … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Confessions Of A Boring Old Guy

Posted on August 28, 2023 by dbjackson

A few weeks ago, while we were vacationing in Colorado, I got high. When I was young — high school, college, and into grad school, I used to get high a lot. Too much, probably. But upon marrying Nancy and … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Family, Soccer, and the Women’s World Cup

Posted on August 21, 2023 by dbjackson

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about Title IX (which became law a half century ago) and the impact women’s sports have had on our culture, our society, and my family. I received a fair number of comments on … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Digital Technology, Ansel Adams, and the Joy of Modern Photography

Posted on August 7, 2023 by dbjackson

As I mentioned in a post last week, Nancy and I just spent a week and a half out in Colorado, seeing our girls, hiking, and unwinding. It was a good trip, and, as is my wont, I spent a … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings (On Tuesday): Our Family Trip

Posted on August 1, 2023 by dbjackson

As I write this, we are winging our way back home after a week and a half in the mountains of Colorado, west of Colorado Springs. Nancy and I rented a house in a little town called Florissant, just a … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What We’re Watching These Days

Posted on June 26, 2023 by dbjackson

Today’s post is a bit late, for which I apologize. It also offers a break from some of the more weighty topics I’ve covered in my Monday posts. I sometimes feel that I get too serious with my essays week … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Another Letter To My Younger Self

Posted on May 24, 2023 by dbjackson

Dear Younger Me, Yes, it’s me again — Middle Aged David. Upper Middle Aged David, actually. I know I wrote to you earlier this week. I remember doing so. I’m not so far gone quite yet. But I thought you … Continue reading →

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