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Author Archives: S. Eric Jackson
Memorially Speaking*
I have been hard-pressed not to editorialize over Memorial Day this year. Instead, let me say simply it is a holiday with a disputed history and an often misunderstood focus. Currently, we designate the last Monday in May as Memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Patriotism, Veterans, Vietnam
Tagged @jacksonseric, Army, Coast Guard, holidays, Korea, Marines, memorial day, Military, Vietnam, war
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Friday Follies: Arguing Perceptions
I love social media as much as I hate social media. Talk about a love/hate relationship. How could you not love keeping up with old friends from distant lands and ages past? Yes, it was fun decades ago to wait … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, communication, Daily Life, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, perceptions, social media, trolls, walk in walk in my shoes
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A Question of Involvement
Ah, another week, another writing challenge. Yes, my little online muse touched another nerve recently. At first glance, the prompt was simple enough, “What do you do to be involved in the community?” My mind races when I read something … Continue reading
Posted in Commitment, Daily Life, Family Vaules, Police, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1931, Public Service, volunteerism
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Rule 39: Yes, or No?
One of the muses in my online life posed a writing prompt the other day. “Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?” My first thought was something along the lines of, “Are you … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Commitment, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, coincidences, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1925, Jethro Gibbs
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Friday Follies: The Joy of Camping
I, and a slew of other bloggers, were challenged to write something based on the question, “Have you ever been camping?” My first reaction was to go on about my business of the day and see if anything more exciting … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, National Defense, Politics, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam
Tagged @jacksonseric, camping, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1923, Fort Dix, Vietnam
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Friday Follies: Serendipity or Intervention?
Have you had one of those “small world” moments? You know, you’re on vacation or a business trip, and you meet someone for the first time, and circumstances or something leads to an information exchange that leads to, “Dang, it … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Family Vaules
Tagged @jacksonseric, it's a small world, loss of a loved one, mourning, personal loss
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Subjectively Painful?
Relatively Painful was a rant, expression of bemusement, and chapter of a personal saga. Another blogger’s response to that piece led me down a path of discovery that I will share at another time. However, a post by another writer … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, dealing with pain, emotional pain, levels of pain, pain scales, psychological pain
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Friday Follies: Stranger Danger?
Many, many years ago, as a relatively young police officer, I was part of one of the best municipal police pistol teams in the country. I was not the best shot, but I could hold my own well enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Police, Sports, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, honky tonks, intuition, pistol competition, pistol matches, speakeasy, strangers
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Speaking of Prognostication*
Not long after the election of 2016, I wrote Tweet This. It was a long-winded rant about the new president’s penchant for fighting back when attacked politically. That has often been a terrible strategy for someone in public office.1 They … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Political Extremes, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged @jacksonseric, current-events, Donald Tru, Donald Trump, Politics, president
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Friday Follies: One Hazy Night
Being a street cop in Denton, Texas, in the 1970s was quite an experience in some ways. In the late 1960s, if I remember correctly, Denton became known as the party capital of North Texas. That reputation was partially due … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Humor, Police, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, hippies, karma, law enforcement, marijuana, police
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