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Maureen Ogle

Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.

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November 19, 2015

On Aging: Sometimes I Don't WANNA Learn Anything New

November 19, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

But I gotta tell you: Sometimes it just wears a woman down. Sometimes I just wanna go sit in the rocker and watch the clouds.

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A Historian At Work, On Aging
March 02, 2015

On Aging: On the Nature of Work

March 02, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

Most of you are likely now slamming your heads on the nearest hard surface, saying “Oh for fuck’s sake, woman! You know how lucky you are that you can enjoy this mental turmoil??” 

 

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On Aging
January 27, 2015

On Aging: And the Acceleration of Time. And Craft Beer. And Moving On.

January 27, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

At first imperceptibly, and then with more intention, more intention, the mind sorts and sifts through the options each day delivers.

 

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Beer, On Aging
November 08, 2014

On Aging: Going Where One Has Not Gone Before. Or: Do It Before You Can't

November 08, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

And I'm gonna remember that it's not too late to fly with the wind.

 

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On Aging, Cool stuff
November 08, 2014

On Aging: The Man Who Keeps Going and Going and . . . Or, A Model for “Old Age”

November 08, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

His first day out in Burma, he slipped on a wet portion of already slippery stone at a temple, landed on his hip, and won a nasty cut on his arm. 

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On Aging
September 24, 2014

On Aging: The Upside to Bad Hearing

September 24, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

It's glorious! I can say anything I want! He can't. hear. a. word.

 

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Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.

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