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What ‘Eldercare’ Really Means

Moments of utter boredom as I wait for my pseudo-stepfather’s foot to make it—ever so slowly—from the side of his chair, past the table leg, to a position under the table; or walk at a snail’s pace, up the driveway … Continue reading

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Songs and Gender

A book arrived in the mail, from Duke University Press—unrequested, probably intended as a candidate for review in the journal Agriculture and Human Values, for which I am the book review editor.  The book, Unearthing Gender, is an ethnographic analysis … Continue reading

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On Adjusting to Aging in America

In 2006, at the age of 62, I made an arrangement with my full time employer (in Indonesia) to go onto a 3/4 time arrangement.  My thinking was that this would help allow me to adjust to eventual retirement more … Continue reading

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