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Category Archives: Life stories
JFK and my mom both would have turned 100 this week: how much has changed, how much has not
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born 100 years ago this Monday and my mother, Clare Wood Currie, was born 100 years ago this coming Sunday. When JFK was assassinated in 1963 – the shot that stunned a country and most of … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Women
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Tagged 100 years old, 1963, ageing, aging, family, gender equality, history, inspiration, JFK, leaders, legacies, leisure, mothers, nature of work, parents, politics, technology, women, women's lib, work
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7 Comments
On Mother’s Day, life lessons from my mother-in-law
Mother’s Day, 2017. Considering that I had more time with my mother-in-law (38 years) than with my Mom (28 years, until her untimely death), it seems fitting that, along with my own mother, I think of our family’s Mum/Grandma/Great Grandma … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Women
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Tagged aging, family, inspiration, Mother's Day, mother-in-law, women
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6 Comments
Living your dash, remembering to take stock
Last week was a sad and sobering one for me. Two people whose lives had intersected with mine in very different ways passed away in the same week. The reality is that death is part of life, and at my … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories
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Tagged death, inspiration, kindness, leadership, life, living the dash, mentoring
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15 Comments
Let’s think of snow and cold as stress relievers
In a bid to take a break from the anguish of the world according to Trump, I’m switching my focus to reflecting on the simple joys of winter. We’re lucky this year; there’s lots of it to make us feel … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged cold, joy, not about Trump, peacefulness, snow, weather, winter
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7 Comments
“Planned obsolescence” for appliances is bad enough, but mattresses too?!
We first learned about the changes in life expectancies for household appliances a few years ago, when we had catastrophic ice damage to our house. Near the end of the very long winter of 2013-14, it finally warmed up enough for … Continue reading →
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Just wondering, Life stories
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Tagged appliances, business, disposable, economy, ice damage, mattresses, pillowtop mattresses, planned obselescence, quality, workmanship
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5 Comments
Ageism: please don’t call me “dear”
Apparently it’s called “benevolent prejudice”, the tendency to see older people as “friendly” but “incompetent” and to treat them accordingly. And apparently, women encounter this phenomenon more often than men. I remember my mother-in-law being treated like this, not infrequently, … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends, Women
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Tagged ageism, aging, being called dear, objectifying old people, sexism, women
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9 Comments
5 more advantages of getting old(er)
From comments and reflections from my previous post on 5 advantages of getting old(er), it seems that I am not the only one thinking about this. Let’s try a few more. Again, in no particular order: You have the privilege … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged advantages, aging, children, getting older, grandchildren, grandparents, inspiration, motivation, older, raising children, Retirement
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