Category Archives: History

Monday Musings: It’s The Guns. Again.

Posted on December 15, 2025 by dbjackson

I lived in Providence, Rhode Island for six years, four of them as a student at Brown University. To this day, many of my closest friends are those I met at Brown. The campus, and the beautiful neighborhoods around it, … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: The Ghosts of Shoeless Joe and Charlie Hustle

Posted on November 10, 2025 by dbjackson

Did you know that you can now place bets on the speed of a particular pitch that is about to be thrown in a Major League Baseball game? Did you know that you can bet on the outcome of the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Musings: Our Most Sacred Amendment

Posted on September 23, 2025 by dbjackson

I have avoided posting for some time now. Not because things have been going badly — they haven’t. I feel that I am doing well, that our family is doing well. But it’s hard to post about things like travel … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Musings: Ruminations After Our Latest Travels

Posted on August 5, 2025 by dbjackson

This past week, Nancy and I spent a few days in Philadelphia. I hadn’t been there since the World Science Fiction Convention of 2001 (known, I kid you not, as Millennium PhilCon — think of the name of Han Solo’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Some Recent Epiphanies

Posted on June 9, 2025 by dbjackson

The title speaks for itself. These are recent epiphanies I’ve had. Some are profound others less so. Enjoy. Last weekend, at ConCarolinas, I was honored with the Polaris Award, which is given each year by the folks at Falstaff Books … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: American Truth-Tellers

Posted on April 7, 2025 by dbjackson

Last weekend, we went into Albany, with my brother and sister-in-law, to have dinner with friends of theirs, and to attend an exhibit at the lovely Albany Institute of History and Art. The exhibit is called “Americans Who Tell The … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Thoughts After Visiting My Kid

Posted on March 17, 2025 by dbjackson

Last week, I flew out to Colorado to visit, Erin. Now, it goes without saying that I will leap at any chance to have time with my Peanut. I don’t need excuses to visit. But in this case, we had … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: A Little Piece of Italy

Posted on February 24, 2025 by dbjackson

Last April, after a grief-filled winter, and a previous fall that was more difficult than I could possibly describe, Nancy and I went to Italy for three weeks — a long-delayed trip that had once been intended as a celebration … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings Return!: A Crazy, Wonderful Time

Posted on October 28, 2024 by dbjackson

Where to begin. It has been an amazing and amazingly busy time for Nancy and me. I suppose it began in early September with DragonCon, which was great fun, as it always is. I don’t know how many more DragonCons … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Beauty and Hope at the Olympics

Posted on August 12, 2024 by dbjackson

There is an image from an Olympic event I watched that has been captured in a photo. It is beautiful and it gives me hope on so many levels. The men’s Moroccan soccer team had just pounded team U.S.A. 4-0. … Continue reading →

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