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School: Tufts (A.B.) University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) University of Iowa Kent State University (Ph.D.)
Work: Teaching Fellow at Kent State University
Assistant Professor of English at Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, PA English instructor/English, Language, Humanities and Social Science department head at Craven Community College, New Bern NC
Hometown(s): Revere, MA Lexington, MA Philadelphia Iowa City Kent, OH (during the massacre) Cambridge Springs, PA New Bern, NC Emerald Isle, NC Waikiki
Quote: "Let go, let God."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
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Numerous essays and books have been written about the Baby Boomers ushering in the Age of Excess at the end of the 20th century. Recently, I heard a remark that epitomizes—without judging—the Baby Boomer mentality. My wife and I had bought more furnishings than we needed for refurbishing our Waikiki condos. I was designated—as always—to return the extra stuff. When I got into the elevator on route to the parking garage, I saw a woman (probably in her 50’s) who asked me what I was doing. After I told her, she looked at me knowingly and said, “That’s the way we are.” How succinct—how true!