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My Jane Austen Life

Posted on 11/24/2020 by

The prospects of Mr. Bennet’s five charming daughters, destined to be destitute upon their father’s death given the patriarchy of British law, improve considerably when the wealthy bachelor, Mr. Bingley, rents Netherfield estate in rural Herefordshire and invites them to … Continue reading →

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HOW I BECAME A 23-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

Posted on 11/18/2020 by

Greetings Readers. This week’s post is written by an engaging author and good friend, Chuck Latovich. Chuck recently published his novel, The Girl in the Boston Box, a ‘Mystery Times Two.’ Any lover of history, Boston, or thrillers will enjoy … Continue reading →

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STATS USA

Posted on 11/10/2020 by

More than 330 million people live in the United States (link) Who are these people, over whom our next President will preside? Consider this random, though vetted, assortment of statistics about our country. (Note: * indicates that I adjusted a … Continue reading →

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Agenda: 11/4/2020

Posted on 11/03/2020 by

“Racial Barrier Falls in Decisive Victory” New York Times front-page headline, November 4, 2008. How’s that working for the 105 Black and Brown people killed by police since Obama was first elected? “Clinton has the Edge One Day Before Election” … Continue reading →

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Victor Frankl’s Meaning in the Moment

Posted on 10/28/2020 by

The world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best. – Victor Frankl Victor Frankl was a twentieth century Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, a Holocaust survivor, and founder of the … Continue reading →

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Salve November’s Guilty Conscience: NOW

Posted on 10/07/2020 by

“I just don’t know what I’ll do if I wake up on November 4 and Donald Trump’s won.” “I’ll die if Trump wins the election. Then move to Canada.” Thus are the refrains I hear from friends who, in a … Continue reading →

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Referee Whistle: How to Broadcast the Presidential Debates

Posted on 09/30/2020 by

The dominant feeling that flushed over me at the end of last nights’ debate was: I am embarrassed to be an American. This is the state of our democracy. A mediocre moderator unable to guide a fork-tongued crank and a … Continue reading →

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The Patriotism of Isolation

Posted on 09/23/2020 by

This week’s post is penned by my niece, Caroline Bringenberg, an LA-based Millennial activist who challenges me to think about the world I am leaving the next generation. Growing up I remember hearing stories, at home and in history class, … Continue reading →

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The Measure of All Things

Posted on 09/09/2020 by

Pat Barker’s 1992 novel, Regeneration, is about many things. The futility of war, the assumptions of Freudian psychotherapy, the defacto caste system of early twentieth century Britain, the absurdity of England’s attitude towards homosexuals. An anti-war novel without a single … Continue reading →

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Two-Way Affirmative Action

Posted on 09/03/2020 by

  Recently, I completed a survey from Beth Israel Lahey Health, the mother ship of Mount Auburn Hospital, where I volunteer three days a week. It was a simple, two question survey from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Career … Continue reading →

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