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Typically, my weekly Jack’s Smack essays are inspired by “life” – in particular mine. If you are a consistent reader of the Smack you’ll know that I cover seemingly mundane, […]
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After months of denial and head-in-the-sand behavior, it happened. My son received his official move-in date for college. And, just like that, I know the exact day my son will […]
Interestingly enough, my Jack’s Smack day happens to fall on my birthday this year. This got me thinking about “my performance” thus far. Birthdays represent an end and a beginning […]
Ever have your “CHECK ENGINE” light come on in the car? I have. I was young and somewhat inexperienced. And I remember the moment of panic when the dashboard of […]
Near the beginning of the pandemic I cleared out and reorganized my closet, like many of us. The exercise left a glaring hole in my pajama stack. At 56 years […]
This past Saturday I joined the ranks of women worldwide whose last (in my case only) child graduated from high school. It crept up on me, slowly and steadily, day […]
Two weeks ago, a musician friend of mine let me know he was playing a gig. Yes, you read that correctly. Finally, after 15 months he was back and ready […]
Procrastination, in my opinion, gets a bad rap. I know that I write my Jack’s Smack weekly. I know that I publish on Fridays. In addition, I am perfectly clear […]
Dear Pandemic, After 14 months, I realize I must break up with you. It finally dawned on me that our relationship is toxic and you, my friend, suffer from severe […]
May 1st marked the end of the second full week after my final Pfizer prick. There was no way I was going to miss celebrating the moment I became protected […]