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Tag Archives: health care
Tuesday Musings (Yeah, I Know…): Another (Brief) Update
I’ve started this post several times, only to flame out after a few lines. The truth is, I have nothing I want to write. I am in New York again, staying with my older daughter, doing what I can to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, health care, kids, life issues, mental health, parenting
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Monday Musings: Our Best Former President
In 1976, I was thirteen years old. I couldn’t vote, obviously, but I could work for candidates I liked, passing out pamphlets and such. That’s what I did in my little (at the time) moderately conservative (at the time) hometown … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics
Tagged Bill Clinton, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, energy independence, environment, Habitat for Humanity, health care, history, Jimmy Carter, politics, Ronald Reagan, social justice
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Monday Musings: My Covid Booster
Nancy and I received our Covid boosters on Friday. Saturday, we took naps, huddled in blankets (in addition to being without power due to powerful storms, we were both also dealing with low-grade fevers), and (once the power returned) watched … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, Family
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, health care, masks, Moderna, Omicron variant, public health, vaccinations
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Monday Musings: Easing Back In
Dear Friends, About five weeks ago, I announced on various platforms that I would be withdrawing from social media for a while, and would also be delaying the releases of some upcoming projects. My announcement prompted expressions of sympathy and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Family, Friendship, kids, Novels, parenting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, emotional health, family, friendship, health care, Joshua Palmatier, kids, marriage, parenting, Radiants, Thieftaker, writing, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: Covid-19 and America’s Character Flaw
Many of you know that I have a Ph.D. in U.S. History. My years of studying America’s past have taught me a lot and left me fully aware of the dangers inherent in making broad, sweeping generalizations. And yet… I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, current affairs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, health care, history, pandemic, politics
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Monday Musings: Covid-19 Anger Redux
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
Posted in Family, kids, parenting, Politics
Tagged blogging, children, Covid-19, current affairs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, health care, pandemic, politics
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Monday Musings: Covid-19 and Hope
Last week, when I wrote my Monday Musings post, I was pretty ticked off at the world. And this week, after watching “protesters” in Michigan, North Carolina, and other states take part in the worst sort of astroturf demonstrations, one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Politics
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, current affairs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, health care, politics
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