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Category Archives: family
Gifts: Memorable, Precious, and Maybe Not?
Once upon a time, the question, “What was the most memorable gift you ever received?” would barely raise an eyebrow. Those days are long past, whether it is someone close to you asking or a Social Media post offering to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Daily Life, family, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, gifts, karma, memorable gifts, precious gifts
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Of Lightning, Rain, and Life
My Bloganuary prompt yesterday, January 7, 2023, was to write a short story or poem about rain. I tried a poem, but it didn’t seem to work, so I wrote Rogue Storm. Today after writing and publishing Ancestry: Myth, Rumor, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, poetry, storms, weather
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Ancestry: Myth, Rumor, Darkness
You do not know what you’ve missed if you’ve never jumped into the ancestry discovery pool. Take my genealogy experience as a cautionary tale unless, of course, you enjoy confusion and voids. To keep this as clear and concise as … Continue reading
Posted in family, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, ancestry, family history, family tree, neanderthal
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Rogue Storm
Nope! If you’re a Marvel fan, this story is not about a couple of Marvel characters. It is the true story of some folks in Texas who had an amusing experience with what you might call a rogue thunderstorm. At … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Old Fort Worth, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, Rain, Texas Weather, thunderstorms
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The Saga Of Rosy and June: The Story Continues.
Unexpected Friendship closed a bit dramatically. If you’ve not yet read that first section of the saga, I encourage you to do so before continuing. If you read Friendship, you probably have a feeling for what is to come, but … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Medicine, Uncategorized
Tagged @jacksonseric, Breast Cancer, cancer, single-payer health care, Socialism
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Ah Memories, Real or Imagined
Have you ever felt jealous of someone regaling you and others with fond memories of their childhood? If so, you are probably not alone. Memories can be slippery little beasts. If they are not reinforced over time, they can slip … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, Childhood Memories
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A Christmas Saga: Dealing with the Dark Side
If you read Finding the Value, Unforgotten Gift, and Cops, Kids, and Bicycles, you may have too much time on your hands. Hopefully, that is not the case, and you are hanging in to see if I have something intelligent … Continue reading
Posted in family, Family Vaules, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam
Tagged @jacksonseric, funeral, Killed in action, Vietnam Wall
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A Christmas Saga: Cops, Kids, and Bicycles?
I ended The Unforgotten Gift by referring to my eventual involvement in law enforcement. Between the bicycle Christmas and my first Christmas as a cop, a lot happened. Yep, nothing was boring about being a part of the Jackson family. … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, family, Family Vaules, Police, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, Christmas, holidays, values
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A Christmas Saga: Finding the Value
As I wrote some time ago in Ghosts of Christmas Past, police officers and other first responders know holidays, even Christmas, can be anything but blissful at times. That is why I am writing this little saga this week and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Law Enforcement, Police, Uncategorized
Tagged @jacksonseric, doing the right thing, faith, finding value, respect, tragedy
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The Week Before Christmas: 2022
With apologies to the memory of Clement Clarke Moore Cantata? North Star image from Pixabay © oneoldcop.com 2022 @jacksonseric
Posted in Christianity, family, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, Cantata, Choirs, Christmas, Hymns
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