by Jule Kucera | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog
I am getting ready to teach a college course in the fall and that is causing me to think back on my own experiences in college. I remember so little of the coursework. My most significant learning came from one experience. For the culminating class of my master’s...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog
I have erred on the side of safe. In my life, when I made certain choices. In my posture, when I turned in and down to shelter myself. In my approach to money, when I sought to construct a thick wall between me and the bag lady future I feared. But I’ve realized that...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog
I went to a seminar on healthcare options for people who formerly had healthcare coverage through their employer but lost it when their job went away. It was fascinating—not the healthcare part, but how all of us around the table were handling the job transition...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 4, 2019 | Blog
My new theory is that everyone who lives long enough will at some point go through a period of The Hard. I believe The Hard is necessary. It makes us stronger. It strips away dross. My theory is based on a recent trip back to New Jersey for a memorial to honor the...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 28, 2019 | Blog
I am in Johnstown, Pennsylvania because this is where the tow truck brought me, from the Midas shop just off the Pennsylvania turnpike to a Honda dealership thirty miles away. These are all the things that went right: When the engine light came on, I was less than ten...
