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Tag Archives: memories
Tuesday Musings: Our Child’s Birthday
Our beloved older daughter would have been thirty years old today. Alexis Jordan Berner-Coe. Early on, it felt like a big name for such a tiny child. She was always the smallest in her class, the smallest on her team, … Continue reading
Monday Musings: Remembering My Gram
This past weekend marked my Gram’s birthday. I won’t tell you how old she would have been because, well, I’m not sure I can do the math. Old. Really old. She passed away in 1983, and at the time she … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun
Tagged birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, grandparents, memories
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Monday Musings: My Big Brother
People often ask why Nancy and I moved to New York when we left the Appalachians. We could have settled pretty much anywhere, but we chose an area — the Hudson River Valley — that few think of as a … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Friendship, Fun, kids, nature, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, birdwatching, birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, fun, James Coe, memories, writing
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Monday Musings: Checking In, With Further Thoughts On Grief
I’ve been traveling a lot this summer — hence my inconsistency when it comes to posting. Generally the travel has gone well, and visits with friends and family have been wonderful. Whether in personal settings or professional ones, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grief, kids, parenting, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, grief, kids, memories, mental health, parenting
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Monday Musings: Me And My Guitar…
Me and my guitar, Always in the same mood; I am mostly flesh and bones, And he is mostly wood. Never does grow impatient For the changes I don’t know, no; If he can’t go to heaven, Maybe I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Fun, Music
Tagged Alan Goldberg, Amy Halliday, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, free samples, friendship, fun, guitars, memories, music, performing
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Monday Musings: Forlorn On The Fourth Of July
We have a fun July 4th celebration in our little town. It’s a university town, and a somewhat affluent one at that, especially when compared with the surrounding communities. And so we attract a lot of visitors. There are games … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Fun, kids, parenting, Politics
Tagged blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, democracy, family, founders, Fourth of July, friends, history, holidays, Joe Biden, kids, memories, parenting, politics
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Monday Musings: Contemplating Marriage At Thirty-Three Years
Thirty-three years ago, on Memorial Day Weekend in 1991, Nancy and I were married. We were living in California at the time, doing our graduate work at Stanford, which is where we met. We had a wonderful weekend, which included … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, kids, love, marriage, memories, parenting, weddings
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Monday Musings: For One Night, Magic and Light Beat Out Doom and Gloom
Forty-one years ago, after an emotionally difficult sophomore year in college, I took a job as a camp counselor at a sleep away camp in rural Pennsylvania. I didn’t want to go home, and I didn’t want to stay in … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, kids, nature
Tagged blogging, current affairs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, mass media, memories, nature, science, space
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Monday Musings: How Am I? Well, It’s Complicated…
Back in November, just a few weeks after the death of our older daughter, I wrote of the difficulty I regularly encountered answering the question, “How are you doing?” At the time, my emotional state was a moving target. I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, Writing Life
Tagged birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, death, emotional health, family, grief, kids, memories, parenting, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Old Dog, New Trick
It has long been said that canines of a certain age are incapable of mastering new tricks. As a proverbial long-in-the-tooth pooch myself, I thought it might be amusing to test the cliché. And, as it happens, I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, travel
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, education, family, fun, Italy, language, memories, technology, Travel
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