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Is This the Face of Voter Fraud?
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August 10, 2017 by Jean

One afternoon in June, I went to my local Town Hall to vote in a special election. I should note …
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Category: Living, Maine, politics | Tags: citizenship, living in Maine, voter fraud, voting, voting requirements
Perfect Moments, Mishaps, and the Kindness of Strangers
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August 3, 2017 by Jean

Life is inevitably made up of high points and low points, perfect moments and things that go wrong. Generally, I’m …
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Category: Living, Maine | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, living in Maine, McLaughlin Garden, roadside assistance, rural living
Retirement Communities
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July 18, 2017 by Jean

Several months ago, I began to think seriously about what I will do when the hassles and physical work involved …
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Category: Aging, home ownership, Living | Tags: downsizing, lifecare communities, living alone, living in Maine, retirement communities, retirement finances, retirement homes
Old Dogs and New Tricks
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July 4, 2017 by Jean

For most of my life, I assumed that our ability to learn new things declines dramatically as we age, as …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, living in Maine, Maine Humanities Council, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, McLaughlin Garden, Portland Public Library, time utilization, volunteer work
How Busy Am I?
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June 23, 2017 by Jean

Recently, several friends and family members have commented about how busy I am. It is true that I have a …
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Category: Living, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, garden, Master Gardener Volunteers, relaxation, time utilization, volunteer work
Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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May 31, 2017 by Jean

For several months now, I’ve been trapped on an email mailing list for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC); they …
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Category: politics | Tags: fact-based discourse, National Republican Congressional Committee, political discourse, political distortions of truth
Marches and Musicals
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May 2, 2017 by Jean

This past weekend, I stepped outside my comfort zone to participate in two events. The first was the People’s Climate …
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Category: Maine, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: community theater, living in Maine, Maine Senior Colleges, Monmouth Community Players, Oklahoma!, People's Climate March, political activism, social relationships

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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.

Please join me as I step into my future.

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