Monthly Archives: August 2013

Gendered Implications of my own Values

After writing about my values a few days ago, it occurred to me—brought back to my professional interest in gender—that my [very American] values did not seem to be particularly ‘gendered’.  They would be, it seemed to me, equally pertinent … Continue reading

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Central Elements of my Personal Values as Captured in Sayings and Quotations

‘To thine own self be true and it follows, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.’  [from Shakespeare’s Hamlet] This quotation came to my mind early this morning, far too early in fact … Continue reading

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‘Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy’

The music of our youth stays with us, bringing back memories and feelings from earlier eras.  Driving home from a Sunday breakfast outing with my husband this morning, I heard the rhythmic beat of 1960s music blaring from an excellent-quality … Continue reading

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