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Reframing Aging
11May 1, 2018 by Jean
Last week, I attended a Symposium on Aging put on by the interdisciplinary Aging Initiative at the University of Southern …
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March Madness (Non-Basketball Version)
6March 30, 2018 by Jean
I am finally coming up for air after my own version of March Madness (which had nothing to do with …
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Do I Hear What You Hear?
18February 22, 2018 by Jean
A couple of years ago, I started noticing that I was having trouble hearing what telemarketers and customer service reps …
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Winter Exercise
12January 31, 2018 by Jean
One of my recurring dilemmas is how to get enough exercise in winter. During the good weather months, my preferred …
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Constant Contact and Donor Fatigue
14January 14, 2018 by Jean
When I listen to the morning news on NPR, I often hear “Constant Contact” listed as one of the program’s …
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New Year’s Check-Up
12January 4, 2018 by Jean
One of my favorite rituals for New Year’s Day is to review the year that has just ended and make …
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Making Holiday Music
8December 16, 2017 by Jean
Last weekend was my choral group’s annual holiday concert. We sang two performances, one on Saturday evening and the other …
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Stepping Into The Future
A Retirement Journal
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.
Please join me as I step into my future.
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