Jackie
Spinks
Bellingham, WA
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The role of corn mush in early life -
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The importance of
home -
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The story of my
birth. Should I believe it?
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A boxer in the
family. How would that look?
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Getting past a
death in the
family.
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Laura battles
tuberculosis.
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Jackie's family
struggle
includes fighting TB.
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Jackie's family
journey
continues.
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Jackie Spinks
continues her
reading of her new book. Previous episodes can be found on
Jackie
Spinks' page.
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Spinks continues her serial reading of her book. Check for previous
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With
this episode we begin publishing "Frog Spit" a memoir written and read
by Jackie Spinks. Jackie grew up in Bellingham, Washington and her
humorous writing makes the people, place and time come alive. She
describes the book as, "A humorous look at women's values and behavior
during the
Depression, based on the author's extended Mormon family."
(This
audio book will be published in an ongoing series. Publication of the
written text will follow. Look for it on her page.) Text Chapter 1
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Amounting to Something
Retirement
brings many changes to our lives. The goal of "amounting to something,"
is one we have lived with for a long time. Jackie Spinks believes that
absence of this may be the great equalizer between men and women. She
finds these the happiest days of her life.
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Contemplating
Religion
Jackie
Spinks takes a look at religion in this podcast. A lifetime of
experiences has shaped her thoughts and beliefs. One thing about it:
religious or not, we spend a lot of time trying to sort out our
thoughts concerning this subject.
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- Desirability
of Dumb?
Humorous
writer Jackie Spinks had a conversation the other day that
triggered some thoughts about the word "Dumb". Seems like that is in
vogue these days. Heaven knows, we wouldn't want to be accused of being
smart.
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Father
Jackie
Spinks relates a story about her family history. It seems her
Grandmother was not fond of her daughter marrying a boxer. But a boxer
with brown eyes and a car...hard to stay away from.
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Retirement,
Poetry, and the Immigrant
Jackie
Spinks tries her hand at poetry in this podcasts. Her father - the
immigrant - and the depression come together to give us a unique
picture of the depression and the present economic predicament.
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- Abortion, Absolutism, and Aging
Jackie
Spinks looks back over eighty years of personal experience related to
the issue of abortion and how our values are formed. One thing about
getting older; it gives us perspective. We retired folks might want to
share it.
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- The
Cleanest
Wash - Housekeeping Excellence
Retirement gives us time to find the beauty in former daily routine. In
this senior memoir,
Jackie Spinks takes a moment to reflect on a time when life was hard
and people were close. The Monday morning wash set the tone for
neighbors, families, and towns.
082 - Looking
Back - 60 years
Jackie Spinks is my guest. Her recent conversation has
focused on the
1940s and her memories of why she formed opinions she held at that
time.
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- The Good Ol'
Days - Dentistry?
Jackie Spinks look back with clear vision at
part of
what makes up our past. Time in the dentist's chair was all
part
of the "good old days". Let's be honest.
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- Age 80 and
Looking Ahead
Jackie Spinks takes a shot at 2030. She paints
with
a broad brush. She is familiar with making mistakes and seems only sure
that more will be made.
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- Would
You Like To Be Young Again
I think old is better. Jackie Spinks has drawn some
conclusions
concerning various phases of life. She speaks from years of experience.
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-Retirement and Not Looking So Hot
Retirement is usually associated with growing older - and
inevitable
changes in our physical appearance. Our culture seems to worship youth.
What are we retirees to do? Jackie Spinks shares some thoughts with us.
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- Loneliness and Senior Citizens
Loneliness is an issue for all people. Senior Citizens face a
peculiar
type of loneliness that may call for learning new behaviors. Jackie
Spinks shares her outlook on the issue in this episode.
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- Sex and
the Elderly
A frank statement of sex and the elderly is shared with us
by a 79 year
old woman. Be prepared for honesty and openness concerning this
lifetime concern.
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- Telling
the
Truth -
A Luxury of Growing Older
Dealing with death and the promise of eternal happiness can effect our
decisions in life. This story of a swami and enlightenment can shed
light on this question.
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Worry
and
Getting
Older
There are things we worry about when we are young and then
there are
things we worry about when we get older. Some are the same, but many
are different. Jackie Spinks talks about worry and the role it has
played in her life and her families.
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It's
Not That Bad Growing Older
Jackie Spinks has lived over three quarters of a century.
She concludes
that life is not so bad as one grows older. Her gems of wisdom
collected sparkle with humor.
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