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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.
Sweat and the City
It’s summer 2024 and this genetically predisposed city kid is once again happily roaming Manhattan’s upper west side, walking Sam the dog, and gawking. As a confessed non-reader of fashion magazines or the New York Times Styles section, there is still no place like a big city to discover the current trends in female apparel. The sidewalks are a veritable runway, with scores of young women reflecting what’s hip this season. This energetic neighborhood is home to gaggles of young Xs, Ys, and Zs, but with an adequate number of those us who look like their chaperones to assure me
The Cincinnati Bengals and L.A. Rams vs. Me!
If my parents had been able to foresee the future, I’m sure they would have done things differently. But back then how could
Virtual Assistance
I was at my local beauty salon the other day hoping for a magical transformation via a much-needed haircut. Soft jazz music
A Spoonful of Sugar….
Hey 2021. Your time is done! While better than 2020, you did have your ups and downs. I mean, starting your reign with
A Room of One’s Own
(with apologies to Virginia Woolf) In 1928, in a lecture at Oxbridge, Virginia Woolf stated that in order for a woman to write
Want to Add Years to Your Life? Try Complaining.
What a great time to be a professional complainer. Like myself. And to have written a how-to book about the subject, which will,
Hot Town, Summer in the City……
This summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend more time than usual in the Big Apple. I realize that, based
In the Beginning……
There is a consensus among linguists that the English language is weird. (Well, maybe not all linguists, but two or three, at least.)