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Fighting Fatigue: Values, Power, and Resistance
3February 25, 2025 by Jean
A little over a month into the Trump administration, I’m fighting a moral fatigue that comes from the relentless onslaught …
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My Locavore Lifestyle
5January 18, 2025 by Jean
For as long as I can remember, I have loved food. Like most children, I had some foods I didn’t …
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Updating My Self-Image
18January 2, 2025 by Jean
As I have aged, my self-image has not always kept up with reality. For years after my hair turned grey, …
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Solo Aging Trial Run
9July 13, 2024 by Jean
Like about 20%-25% of those over 65, I am a solo ager – aging without a spouse or adult children …
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Trust in the Kindness of a Community of Strangers
2June 25, 2024 by Jean
One of the things I have long valued about my corner of Maine is the sense of community created by …
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Pioneer Spirit
3April 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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A Year of Losses and Gains
6December 31, 2023 by Jean
But something’s lost and something’s gained in living every day. -Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides …
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Human Connection, Trust, Fear and Violence
9July 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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Age Positivity, Part 2
14June 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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Age Positivity
8April 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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Stepping Into The Future | A Retirement Journal
Stepping Into The Future
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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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