Category Archives: Fun

Monday Musings: Baseball, Opening Day, and Childhood Dreams

Posted on April 4, 2022 by dbjackson

Baseball season opens this week. That might not seem like a big deal to you. And in truth, it’s far less of a big deal for me now than it used to be. But once upon a time, Opening Day … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: A New Venture In a Different Medium

Posted on March 16, 2022 by dbjackson

The title for today’s post actually should be “Semi-Professional Wednesday…” As many of you know, I am a fairly serious photographer and have been for some time. I have shown in local galleries, sold photos out of those galleries, and … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command

Posted on March 8, 2021 by dbjackson

Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading →

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Creative Friday: SITTIN’ IN Fifty (!) Years Later

Posted on February 19, 2021 by dbjackson

For this week’s Creative Friday post, I’m doing something a little different, and writing about someone else’s creativity. Lately, I have been on a kick of going back to old music that I once loved but lost touch with along … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Thoughts After Virtual Boskone

Posted on February 17, 2021 by dbjackson

Boskone was held this past weekend. Virtually, of course. It has quickly become one of my favorite conventions, and it was the only in-person convention I attended last year (not counting the SAGA professional workshop) before COVID shut down the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Sports and COVID

Posted on February 8, 2021 by dbjackson

Last year, on the weekend of the Super Bowl, I wrote a post for that following Monday about the power of sports in our culture. In it, I noted that the Big Game was one of the few truly shared … Continue reading →

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Creative Friday: “Willin'” by Little Feat

Posted on January 22, 2021 by dbjackson

This week, for Creative Friday, I offer a song. Many, many years ago, my oldest brother turned me on to Little Feat, and they quickly became my favorite band. While in college, playing with my dear friends Alan Goldberg and … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Wishes For 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by dbjackson

At long last, 2020 is in the world’s rearview mirror, and good riddance. We have a couple of weeks of craziness to get through, and a pandemic to beat back. But I enter this new year optimistic, for our planet, … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Why Do We Create?

Posted on December 30, 2020 by dbjackson

I just reread my first post of the year, when I first discussed my weekly blogging plans, and my goals for the months to come. I closed the post with “Happy 2020. May it be your best year yet.” How … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Memories of “New Year’s” Passed

Posted on December 28, 2020 by dbjackson

I thought the ball would, you know, drop. As in fall. As in have a bit of velocity. I thought maybe it was made of glass and would shatter. THAT would be cool. I will confess that I don’t usually … Continue reading →

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