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Success in San Francisco
Success in San Francisco Jerry and I spent the last three days (plus two for travel) in San Francisco. The trip wasn’t exactly a willing one on my part because my spouse had talked me into giving a paper at … Continue reading
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“Two Views”
“Two Views” This is the aerial view of Narraguagus Bay and the same bay, painted as I saw it from the attic of our old barn. We are back there this week, visiting old friends in Washington County, Downeast Maine. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art of Living, Cities, Friendship, Love
Tagged Downeast Maine, home, Maine, Narraguagus Bay, Washington County
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“The House in Maine”
“The House in Maine” Having grown up in city apartments, owning a home had never been high on my list of desirables. In fact, co-inheriting one, when my parents died, felt like the hand of a heavy fate on my … Continue reading
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Tagged acreage, ante-bellum homes, border disputes, city apartments, entropy, family belongings, fences, friendship, gospel, hometown, inheritance, land, Maine, memorabilia, memories, miracles, New England, New York, nostalgia, ownership, property, real estate, right-of-way, rodeos, selling a home, small towns, surveyors stakes, tradition
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“All About My Mother”
“All About My Mother” Unlike me, my mother would give advice, solicited and unsolicited. For example: “Never tell other people your sexual history or how much money you have. That’s Life Capital.” In the little town in Maine where my … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail L. Rosenthal, Abigail Martin, academic politics, France, Holocaust, hospice, Jewish, Jewish history, Kafka, Lausanne, Maine, Maternal insult, Mother, Mother Teresa, mother-daughter relationships, sexual history, state department, World War II
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“Authenticity”
“Authenticity” Today I was talking long-distance to my friend Sally in Maine and mentioned that I wanted to write something on “authenticity.” (Sally and I are lifelong friends.) Her comment? “Authenticity is staying friends over a lifetime.” Why was that … Continue reading
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Tagged alice in wonderland, Arts, Authentication, Authenticity, female friendship, friendship, Human, Jean-Paul Sartre, LinkedIn, Maine, Recreation, society, society's expectations, status quo, United States, woman to woman relationships
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