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It's Time to Care Abundantly: Make It Do, Make it Over, Make It Last
Money on Monday--What about an economic system based on the ethic of care? How revolutionary would that be: Organizing around the abundance of care? Sometimes it takes a more than a 2' by 4' upside th...
Summer Winding Down In the UP and Back to NJ Soon...sigh...
Good-Bye to the Upper Peninsula (Michigan)I am covered with coppery red paint...adding color and protection to the trim of my little house here in the Keweenaw. Neighbors say it is a Happy House now. ...
Seniors and Cell Phones
A Necessary Safety Assistant And a Relief for Boomer Caretakers CARETAKING ISSUES: One of the issues for boomers is caretaking very elderly parents or kin. It was really hard for me, as I've shared in...
Money on Monday (On Tuesday!): Do You Receive the Treasure of Friendship, Giving, Helping?
Sorry everyone for posting Money on Monday on Tuesday. The last few days have been helper days to friends. One couple needed a yard for a whole house yard sale and borrowed mine. SO this past weekend ...
Barack to the Future: What Will Presidential Hopefuls Do for Women?
Madelaine Albright signed on to Senator Obama's advisory team the other day in a move to heal the wounds from the recent historic, mind-blowing, I never thought to see in my life time, Democratic part...
Boomer Brain Power: What Are You Doing to Keep Your Brain Growing?
All the latest research shows that brains are plastic--NOOOOOO we are not internal Barbie Dolls, but that brains grow and change daily, even moment to moment. Now as a social scientist, I find this a ...
Money on Monday: Is It Crass to Be So Bold About Money? Is It a Sellout of Boomer Values?
I asked you last week this question: "When I think about money I feel_________?" I know I felt many different ways--mostly as I said, baffled. And truth be told somewhat guilty. Was I, am I a sell out...
Get Your Glow On: The IGO Energetics of Health
The National Academy of Sciences released the following study yesterday that should have us boomerangers going on the personal alert. While policy, economics, health care delivery, and funding are cri...
Sandwich Generation Pt. 4: Care for the Caregivers
A critical issue for caregivers is maintaining their own stamina and health. How can women who are the bulk of caregivers make it through without collapsing? And how can women who are socialized to ca...