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Empathy Bridges and Empathy Walls
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February 24, 2017 by Jean

When I was formulating a way to move forward after the November election (see Moving Forward), one of the tasks …
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Category: politics, Reading | Tags: Arlie Russell Hochschild, environmental problems, politics and empathy, Strangers In Their Own Land, Tea Party
American Nations
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November 7, 2016 by Jean

I recently finished reading Colin Woodard’s American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Penguin …
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Category: politics, Reading | Tags: American history, American Nations, American politics, American regional cultures, Colin Woodard, intellectual stimulation, Portland Public Library
Summer Reading
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July 10, 2016 by Jean

It is possible that I have spent most of the waking hours of my life reading. I started reading early: …
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Category: Living, Reading, Time/Activities | Tags: Armand Gamache, books, Elizabeth George, Inspector Thomas Lynley, Louise Penny, murder mysteries, relaxation, Sergeant Barbara Havers, summer, time utilization
What Does It Mean to Be Rich?
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April 11, 2016 by Jean

I’ve been kept away from blogging recently by the intense rehearsal schedule leading up to my Beethoven concert. Even though …
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Category: Reading, Retirement finances | Tags: Joseph Siglitz, retirement finances, retirement savings, The Great Divide, U.S. Census Bureau, wealth distribution in the United States
Who Benefits? A Proposal for Congressional Salaries
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March 24, 2016 by Jean

Recently, I have been reading Joseph E. Stiglitz’s The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them …
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Category: politics, Reading | Tags: Congressional salaries, income inequality in the United States, Joseph E. Stiglitz, median income in the United States, The Great Divide, U.S. Congress
The Virtues of Aging
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December 1, 2015 by Jean

Recently, I read Jimmy Carter’s book, The Virtues of Aging (Ballantine, 1998), written when Carter was in his mid-seventies. He …
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Category: Aging, Reading, Time/Activities | Tags: ageism, aging, Carolyn Heilbrun, Jimmy Carter, The Virtues of Aging, time utilization, well-being
Citizenship, Civic Engagement, and Politics
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November 20, 2015 by Jean

Last month, I read Danielle Allen’s book Our Declaration (W.W. Norton, 2014) for a discussion with my retirees lunch group. …
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Category: Living, Maine, Reading, Time/Activities | Tags: 350.org, citizenship, civic engagement, climate change, Danielle Allen, Our Declaration, political action, political compromise

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