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Maureen Ogle

Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.

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March 08, 2017

Update On the New Book

March 08, 2017/ Maureen Ogle

But . . . my deep brain kept niggling at me. Something about the project was . . . off. I didn't know what. But something.

And one day in lateish August, my brain figured it out. Huzzah!

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Random musings, A Historian At Work
January 19, 2016

On Aging: Success Measured. Banality Achieved.

January 19, 2016/ Maureen Ogle

Later, I thought: What a dumb response on my part. Totally stupid. Am I honestly, and at my age, measuring “success” in terms of money? That absurd! What a stupid, knee-jerk reaction.

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January 15, 2016

Your January Update. Or, Much Ado About Little

January 15, 2016/ Maureen Ogle

And god damn, I’m here to tell you no one ever goes to his/her grave thinking “Gee, I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time doing that thing I loved, that hobby.” Why didn’t I have a hobby sooner? Why am I only finding out about the good stuff in life NOW?

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Beer, Random musings
December 08, 2015

The Best Part of This "Self-Publishing" Thing

December 08, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

Indeed, it sparks of a kind of intellectual ecstasy that deepens my appreciation for the life in the digital age. Like moving from iron to steel or something like that.

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A Historian At Work, Random musings, Writers' stuff
November 17, 2015

Autumn. The Dark Days.

November 17, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

The change begins. So gradual. It's easy to miss the opening act.

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September 28, 2015

On Aging: Old Lady. New Tricks.

September 28, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

By god, this old lady probably won’t overcome her phobia, but she’s still capable of learning a lotta new tricks. 

 

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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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