We Have Few Words for Stages of Development Past Sixty-five. It’s a misnomer, but I’ve been calling myself middle aged even though I’m a Medicare card-carrying senior. Isn’t it presumptuous to call oneself middle-aged under any circumstances? We don’t know when we’ll shuffle off this mortal coil, so how can we know if we’re still […]
A Cold, Not Covid
It’s a cold, not Covid. My negative test result came back this morning and I’m awash with relief. I don’t even mind the lingering upper respiratory symptoms now that I know I haven’t inadvertently infected any of my friends or family with Covid-19. I haven’t perpetuated the pandemic. Whew! Because I’m generally healthy, vaccinated and […]
A Cold or Covid?
It started yesterday with a tickle in my throat, followed by a trickle in my nose and then a stuffed sinus turning into a cold. But in this time of Covid, I couldn’t be sure. I cancelled my meetings, classes and dinner with friends. Today, I went to get tested. Now, I’m waiting for the […]
Becca Balint for Vermont
Becca Balint is thoughtful, gets things done, and embraces difference rather than opposition. Becca Balint will represent Vermont well in the US House of Representatives. Becca is thoughtful. I was a beneficiary of Becca’s thoughtfulness on a visit to the Statehouse. I was heading into the cloakroom as Becca was hurrying out. But she stopped, […]
Retired?
Thirty-five Years with the Vermont Humanities Council After thirty-five years delivering literature-based humanities programs to new adult readers, parenting teens, incarcerated women and men, healthcare workers and lifelong learners, I turned in my resignation to the Vermont Humanities Council yesterday. Okay, I’ll say it: I retired. Ouch. I didn’t expect it to hurt, but it […]
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