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SUSAN’S UNFILTERED WIT
Observations about life from the far side of the hill
Susan started writing when she discovered, in retirement, that she looked terrible in golf clothes and canasta had way too many rules. Looking for something personally meaningful to do that did not require wearing polo shirts, she enrolled in a class for fledging writers. Not quite ready to tackle the great American novel, she began to write short, witty essays about life from the perspective of “a woman of a certain age.”
Deciding that the world needed another Erma Bombeck and\or Nora Ephron, with a bit of Andy Rooney thrown in for good measure, she went public. Susan created her blog, now called Susan’s Unfiltered Wit, where she continues to entertain her generation of pre-baby boomers and beyond with new posts twice a month.
Anthropo…. What?
Anthropomorphism, that’s what. You may not know the word, but I’ll bet you a month’s worth of Starbuck’s Chocolate Cream Cold Brew that you know what it is. We all grew up with it. Kids still do. Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Bugs Bunny, Mr. Ed, talking teapots, minions, and the like. Anthropomorphism, a multi-syllabic word that’s difficult to pronounce on one exhalation, is defined as the attribution of human characteristics or behaviors to a god, animal, or object. Even as adults, we are constantly exposed to it in TV commercials: talking lizards, bears selling toilet paper, a talking box imploring
My Baby Needs Bifocals? That’s Not Right.
I have, over the years, come to accept the fact that I am an old person. Chronologically, anyway. Although like most of my
Flipping Out
The other evening, I accidentally discovered a new link to my inner child. I lost my front tooth. Or, as my dentist exclaimed,
Notorious SBA
Raise your hand if you know that today is the birthday of Susan B. Anthony. As I thought. Only one hand raised, and
Still Complaining After All These Years
Everyone is writing a book these days – John Kerry, Michelle Obama, Bob Woodward, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Chris Christie, Howard
Taking the Plunge
Hey boys and girls, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s Awards season. Did you know there are some 44 different awards events between
Take with Food. Or Not.
As the song asks, “Are you ready?” Because ready or not, here we are again, on the cusp of a brand new year.
What If…….?
I was involved in a fender bender the other night. No air bags inflated and no one was hurt. But the left front
‘Tis the Season to Eat Latkes….
Dear Readers: I hope you all had a lovely and relatively stress-free Thanksgiving, filled with good food and good company, and