Monthly Archives: June 2011

Literature’s power

Thinking about my own youth, and having just attended a huge, beautiful and extravagant Jewish wedding, I was reminded of a book that had a profound, if temporary, effect on my young life.  I was 13 or 14 when I … Continue reading

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Youth, Reproductive Rights, and Crazy Politicians

The Republicans (in the US) have been trying to fiddle around again with women’s reproductive rights.  It makes my blood boil. When I was in my teens (early 1960s), considering my own sexuality, being tempted by my own body and … 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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Getting started—on aging in America

A number of thoughts about what I might write have come to mind.  Linking the personal with the political seems key.  I imagine that an older person’s ruminations might serve a function rather similar to that of  ‘elders’ in traditional … Continue reading

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Thinking about what’s in a Blog

When my husband suggested I do this, I first rejected the idea; then became skeptical; and now that I see how easy it is, I’ve been considering what I might put into it. Should it focus on serious topics? Should … Continue reading

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blogging

I’ve never tried this before…let’s see what happens if I publish this test…

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