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Monday Musings: He Lost. Get Over It Already. Rome Is Burning.

Posted on December 7, 2020 by dbjackson

“You fool! As if the way one falls down matters!” “Well, when the fall is all that’s left, it matters a great deal.” — The Lion In Winter He lost. He knows it. His lawyers know it. His enablers in … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of the Year!

Posted on December 4, 2020 by dbjackson

As I mentioned in a recent post about Thanksgiving (which covered the December holidays as well) I come from a Jewish family and still consider myself Jewish, though we are not at all a religious family. Nancy was brought up … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Our New Game Nights

Posted on November 30, 2020 by dbjackson

About a month ago, Nancy and I decided that we had been watching too much television during our evenings together, and that we needed something else to pass the time in this age of Covid and a world gone mad. … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: The Bench

Posted on November 27, 2020 by dbjackson

It first appeared sometime this past summer. It hadn’t been there, and then, suddenly, it was. Initially, I have to admit, I resented it. I like our views of the little pond near our house. I like to get photos … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Whither This Blog? I Need Your Help

Posted on November 25, 2020 by dbjackson

I’m taking a break from dispensing advice for this week — well, mostly: Don’t eat too much, take a walk after your Thanksgiving meal, and never, ever pick the Lions to win on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, I am seeking advice … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Random Thoughts About Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2020 by dbjackson

I love Thanksgiving. It is, and has long been, one of my two favorite holidays of the year, along with Passover, the Jewish holiday that marks the coming of spring. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that both occasions revolve … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 20, 2020 by dbjackson

We live atop the Cumberland Plateau, about 1000 feet up from what we call the valley, but what is actually just…NOT the plateau. During the summer, that elevation change, though not huge, helps to keep temperatures in our little college … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: The Quickening

Posted on November 18, 2020 by dbjackson

Okay, writers, raise your hand if any of your characters have ever done things you didn’t expect. Yeah, I figure that’s most of us. Now raise your hand if your characters have ever done things you really didn’t want them … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: A Nation In Need of Common Ground

Posted on November 16, 2020 by dbjackson

A video surfaced on Twitter and social networks over the weekend. It came out of D.C. and the demonstrations there, and in its first iteration, slowed down for effect, it appeared to show a left-wing demonstrator sucker-punching a Trump supporter, … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: A Bit of Late Fall Color

Posted on November 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Fall foliage is well past peak color here on the Cumberland Plateau, as it is in most parts of the country. But there are still vivid splashes of red and yellow clinging to branches. This Red Maple, a species also … Continue reading →

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