1. Pioneer Spirit

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    April 12, 2024 by Jean

    Just when we thought winter was over in Maine, we were visited by a rare April nor’easter with more than …
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  2. A Year of Losses and Gains

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    December 31, 2023 by Jean

    But something’s lost and something’s gained in living every day.                             -Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides …
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    Category: Aging, Family, garden, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  3. Human Connection, Trust, Fear and Violence

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    July 7, 2023 by Jean

    I had already been thinking about how gun violence in the United States is related to trust and fear before …
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  4. Age Positivity, Part 2

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    June 9, 2023 by Jean

    It has been three weeks since my Age Positivity course at the Senior College ended, and it’s time for me …
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    Category: Aging, Intellectual activity, Maine, sociology | Tags: , , , , ,

  5. Age Positivity

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    April 5, 2023 by Jean

    This spring, I am taking a class on “age positivity” at the local Senior College. The course is part of …
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  6. The 1619 Project

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    February 14, 2023 by Jean

    On a cold, snowy evening at the end of January, the book group that I joined this winter at my …
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    Category: politics, Reading | Tags: , , , ,

  7. Keeping Connected

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    January 12, 2023 by Jean

    As I enter the fourth year of the Covid pandemic, I know that I need to be intentional about staying …
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  8. Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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    January 1, 2023 by Jean

    Like many people, I find the turn to a new year a time for both looking back and looking ahead. …
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  9. One of Those Months

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    October 31, 2022 by Jean

    Although October is normally the peak of a season I love, I can’t say I’m sorry to see this October …
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  10. Beauty, Bounty and Gratitude

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    September 5, 2022 by Jean

    This summer I read two books, one fiction and one non-fiction, which spoke to one another and to me in …
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I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

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