Category Archives: Politics

Leadership

Posted on January 19, 2024 by S. Eric Jackson

It’s sadly funny that people from all over the globe are being asked to write about the question, “What makes a good leader?” Why is that funny, sadly or otherwise? It’s funny for two reasons. First, I wrote about the … Continue reading →

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Oh! What A Weekend!

Posted on July 14, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

As weekends go, the July 4th weekend this year came close to being a bucket list kind of weekend. Oh, it didn’t start off that great. We left Fort Worth, heading for Oklahoma City before noon, and a week later, … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Blood in the Water

Posted on June 5, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

As I watch the political news today, I am reminded of the phrase used in the title above. I grew up learning the phrase was related to shark-feeding frenzies, which could be triggered by the smell of blood in the … Continue reading →

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More Than a Name

Posted on May 30, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

The original version of this was posted in May 2020. David Charles Marshall Jackson was his name. The poor kid was named after his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father. That’s the price one pays to be the second son whose older … Continue reading →

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Friday Follies: The Joy of Camping

Posted on May 5, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

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 →

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Speaking of Prognostication*

Posted on April 5, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

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 →

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Friday Follies: Three Letters Revisited

Posted on January 20, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

The following was written over a decade ago. However, the parable of the three letters is much older, and the reality it addresses has likely played out for centuries. I see it playing out today in many venues, locally and … Continue reading →

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Friday Follies: Counting Rivets

Posted on January 6, 2023 by S. Eric Jackson

This week for Friday Follies, I’m revisiting early 1969. For some of you, that is ancient history. For others, it is time they’d rather forget. For me, it was a time of challenge, personal growth, and a touch of stupidity … Continue reading →

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Wish Carefully

Posted on November 16, 2022 by S. Eric Jackson

Did you ever make a wish and have someone say, “Be careful what you wish for?” If so, did the wish come true, and if it did, was it everything you expected? I ask because many people in the United … Continue reading →

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Battle Scars, Revisited

Posted on November 11, 2022 by S. Eric Jackson

I shared “Battle Scars” in 2017. Its introduction states that it was not the original post intended for Veterans Day that year. I never published that piece, and it may never be published in its entirety. It hits too close … Continue reading →

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