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Monday Musings: Covid-19 Anger Redux

Posted on July 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Back in mid-April, I wrote a post about the pandemic that drew a bit of attention. In it I expressed a good deal of anger. Anger at claims that the virus was not as bad as some were making it … Continue reading →

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My Mom

Posted on February 5, 2015 by dbjackson

There was a time when I was in graduate school . . . I was working on a paper — a big one, the cornerstone project of one of the classes I was taking at the time — and struggling … Continue reading →

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Guitar in the Evening

Posted on February 4, 2015 by dbjackson

So, I’ve started giving guitar lessons to my younger daughter. She loves music, she sings beautifully, and she’s a talented writer and poet. I think that if she can learn guitar, she’ll start writing songs, which will give her an … Continue reading →

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Where Do the Years Go?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by dbjackson

Earlier today I put one of them on a plane to Germany for her semester abroad. The other one is already getting letters from college admission offices. I swear, I don’t know where the years went. They are smart, funny, … Continue reading →

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