Category Archives: politics
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The 1619 Project
11February 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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Beauty, Bounty and Gratitude
4September 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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Politics, Norms and the Importance of Consequences
8January 24, 2021 by Jean
I have struggled to post on this blog in recent months. I have begun a number of posts, but they …
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Black Mothers, Black Children, and Law Enforcement
12August 13, 2020 by Jean
For more than a week, I’ve been thinking (obsessing?) about two incidents in the news involving black mothers, black children, …
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Decision Time
11March 2, 2020 by Jean
Maine is a Super Tuesday state, so it’s time for me to make a decision about who I will vote …
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Race, Rhetoric and Those “Racist Bones”
6July 20, 2019 by Jean
Recently I’ve been reflecting on President Trump’s suggestion to four women lawmakers that they should “go back to the … …
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Fear, Hope, and Change
7May 14, 2019 by Jean
On Sunday, as I drove to and from the first Farmers’ Market of the season, I was listening to one …
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Becoming
13April 24, 2019 by Jean
When my book group decided to read Michelle Obama’s autobiography Becoming (Crown, 2018) this month, I was willing but not …
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Winter Reading
8January 13, 2019 by Jean
I am a voracious reader and have been for pretty much all my life. I remember my weekly dilemma when …
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The Twenty Percent Challenge
8August 30, 2017 by Jean
Recently, I have been reading The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living (Island Press 2012). …
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Stepping Into The Future 