Category Archives: travel

Wednesday Musings: (No, That’s Not a Typo) Let’s Spend a Flight Delay Together

Posted on September 13, 2023 by dbjackson

I have little to say professionally this week, but I have been thinking a good deal about a great many things. So, I’m double-dipping on musings . . . . On Monday of this week, after a busy weekend in … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Thunderstorm Memories

Posted on August 27, 2023 by dbjackson

As I write this, a storm is moving in. The sky has turned an angry shade of purple-gray, and thunder rumbles frequently, close enough to reach me through windows closed against the oppressive heat, but far enough away that the … 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’s Next?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by dbjackson

Today is Juneteenth, of course — a (now) federally recognized holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in 1865. And I wish all of you a wonderful day of celebration and reflection. As proud as I am of Joe Biden’s push … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Coming Home From Launch Pad, and Contemplating the Cosmos

Posted on May 29, 2023 by dbjackson

I spent last week at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, attending the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop. Launch Pad is the brainchild of Mike Brotherton, a science fiction writer who also happens to be a professor of Astronomy at U … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Places I Want To Visit

Posted on April 10, 2023 by dbjackson

As spring begins and summer looms, I find myself thinking more and more about travel. I already have a couple of trips planned for a bit later in the year — a trip to Denver, Colorado and Laramie, Wyoming in … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Missing a Missing Friend

Posted on April 3, 2023 by dbjackson

We lived in Australia for a year back in the mid 2000s, when our daughters were in primary school. Alex, the older one, turned 11 while we were there. Erin turned 7. Both girls were already swimming competitively here at … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: 2023 Is 1/4 Gone — What Have You Done?

Posted on March 29, 2023 by dbjackson

Spring is here. April is knocking on the door. 2023 is just about one quarter gone (a thought that sends me into a frenzied panic) and with the first three months of the year nearly over, I felt this would … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Holiday Wishes

Posted on December 26, 2022 by dbjackson

This will be brief. We have had our girls in for the holiday, though Winter Storm Elliott very nearly kept our younger daughter in Denver for the weekend. We have managed the cold and kept the house warm with fires … Continue reading →

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