One of two women who clean my apartment at the retirement center stopped me in the hall to apologize for failing to wipe the upper corners of my living room windows.  I’m not surprised at her failure.  She stands about 4’ 10.  Her partner, near the same height, couldn’t help

A friend and I were debating a story we’d heard on the news about an 80-year-old woman with a PhD who for decades taught as an adjunct at a university. Recently she lost her job and died in poverty, her body committed to a cardboard box. As adjuncts comprise 50-70% of college workfo