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Moving right along
I doubt that Alexander Graham Bell ever imagined that people would one day be talking on telephones that went where they went, with earbuds planted firmly into their ears. He probably also didn’t foresee me responding to someone that was seemingly talking to me, but instead was speaking on a cell phone while unloading their groceries at the checkout. Further, how could he have known that I would then pretend that I was also speaking on the phone so that my response to this total stranger wasn’t so awkward? At least I haven’t made this mistake with someone in a public restroom who couldn’t interrupt a phone conversation when nature called. I got my first cell phone to use just in case something happened while I was driving. Sometime after, cell phones became more ubiquitous, and just about everyone I knew had one. One day, I was walking down the street with my sister, and I told her I had to make a call. I stopped and planted myself firmly in the middle of the sidewalk while I dialed. Meanwhile my sister kept on walking. She turned around and shouted, “it’s called a MOBILE phone, you can walk AND talk.” Later she pointed out that I had a text message. I hadn’t noticed the little envelope icon before that. When I opened it, it was a text that she had sent me months earlier. Even in a crowd, her sigh was audible. So maybe I’m not the most tech savvy person out there, but I still think people look a little off when they have animated conversations with an unseen person while walking along by themselves. It’s at those times that I stop myself from yelling out in my best DeNiro impression, “You talkin’ to me?”
Stay safe and healthy,
Tracy Jacobs
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Remembering Jackie Gratz
Friday, November 10 at 3:00 p.m.
South Campus Pavilion, Towson University
Please join Osher at Towson University for a service to celebrate the life of Jacqueline Gratz, director from 2003 to 2017.
Please RSVP by clicking on the link below
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Power of Age Expo
Thursday, October 26, 2023 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Maryland Fairgrounds
The Baltimore County Department of Aging celebrates 36 years of the Expo by showcasing the latest information, resources, products and services to attendees. This is the largest event of its type in the Mid-Atlantic region to help discover the path to reimagine aging.
Come over to booth #213 to say hello to your friends from Osher at Towson University
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Qohelet Illuminated: A New Look at the Biblical Text
Monday, October 30, 5–7 p.m.
Liberal Arts Building, room 4310
In their brilliant new book, Qohelet: Searching for a Life Worth Living, philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band together probe Qohelet’s inquiry into the value of life "under the sun" —the first illuminated manuscript of the entire biblical text, the first philosophical analysis tracing the coherent path of this biblical thinker’s full argument.
A panel discussion with the authors will be moderated by Gilad Sharvit, Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University
Reception to follow program in the LA cafe.
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Roman Fever
Monday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m.,
$20 (Free for CTM season subscribers)
Classic Theatre of Maryland
1804 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
The Classic Theatre of Maryland announces its inaugural plan reading series: IN THE TRADITION. Be among the first to experience new scripts inspired by great writers. Two old friends reveal long buried secrets in the shadow of the Colosseum in ROMAN FEVER, a new adaptation of Edith Wharton’s classic story, by Maryland playwright Greg Jones Ellis.
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