James Nunn Blog

What A Good Girl, Ms. Sophie was.

Two days ago, we said goodbye to our Ms. Sophie, our sweet little girl. I’ll start by sharing that we still have many questions, and we have realized that they probably won’t ever be...

Request for Posthumous Recognition Denied

Earlier this year, I wrote to the Australian Department of Defence to seek a posthumous recognition of my grandfather’s promotion to Sergeant-Major with the Australian Army. Unfortunately, Australian law (as is currently written) prevents...

20 years of blogging!

A little over twenty years ago, I decided to put my life “out there” in the open for all to see through a blog on LiveJournal. I may have dabbled in other tools, but...

Four Years Gone: Miss You Mom

Miss you every day, but I’m reminded how much I miss you on this day when you left us. Love you mom. Life just isn’t the same without you. Miss telling you about everything...

Meet Merle!

April 23rd was the day we met Merle. It was not under the most ideal circumstances. We were up at Beaver’s Bend for a weekend away with “the crowd” and following breakfast, the “kids”...

Request for Posthumous Award of Promotion

Today, I submitted my request to the Australian Defence Department to recognize and award (posthumously) a promotion for my grandfather, Sgt. David John McCullough that he had been given prior to his death in...

RIP Max

Today (Jan. 28) was a sad day in the household. Max was more like a dog than a cat in many ways. He was the perfect cat for us. Today he left us. A...

#TeamTracie 2022

I am so excited that Tracie Reveal Shipman has stepped up during this critical time to once again serve our great city. For those that don’t know Tracie (and I’m not really sure who...

House Updates 2021

One of the big projects that have been going on with Chris and I over the past few months have been some significant updates to our house. There are some that say that if...

Hello Mother. Three Years On.

Hello Mother. It is I, your number three son. I remember the first FB message I got from you. “Hello James … this is your mother.” I’d been trying to get you to set...