Author Archives: Liza Blue

The Upside of Maggotts

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Liza Blue

I have been well-trained to assimilate the ICK factor with equanimity and good humor. As a pathologist, I have performed hundreds of autopsies, uncoiling yards of slippery intestines and carefully scooping out their contents. When assigned to the operating room, … Continue reading →

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Bad Baby Shower

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Liza Blue

It didn’t take long for the two of us to make a social faux pas as a married couple. It was 1981 and we were still figuring out how to divvy up chores, and so far had done so along … Continue reading →

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It’s A Tagless World

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Liza Blue

The default radio channel in my car is National Public Radio, but I also toggle to my guilty pleasure – sports talk radio. Who are the Chicago Bears eyeing in the draft, can our beloved Blackhawks repeat as Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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Good Humor Man

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Liza Blue

In 1969, when my father was at the peak of his career as a printing salesman, he decided to put an in-ground swimming pool in our back yard.  It seemed like an odd decision since neither of my parents were … Continue reading →

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A Glass of Orange Juice

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Liza Blue

I had never been to Ty’s house before, so I waited for Mrs. Winterbotham to answer the doorbell and usher me to her bedroom.  The room was paneled with dark wood; heavy drapes let in a sliver of afternoon light.  Ty … Continue reading →

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Two Truths and a Lie

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Liza Blue

Here is an addition to the category of “Odd but True, Anatomy Division.”  It is a third human nipple, a vestige of our evolution from large litters to the current format of single gestations followed by prolonged parenting.  About five percent of … Continue reading →

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Squirrel in the Kitchen

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Liza Blue

The reward at the end of the eight hour drive is immediate. I pry myself out of the cramped car and stand up in the soft needles splayed across the dirt driveway, feel the breeze enfold my bare arms and … Continue reading →

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Mouth Feel

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Liza Blue

I first became besotted with mouth feel sitting to the right of my grandmother at Sunday lunches.  The main course typically consisted of beef tenderloin cooked to a perfect dusty rose hue accompanied by roasted potatoes whose shiny and auburn … Continue reading →

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Outside the Myers-Briggs Box

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Liza Blue

I know it’s going to be a tough night – guaranteed uncertainty, possible angst spiked with a jolt of humiliation.  Nick tells me that I’ll know plenty of people at the cocktail party, but that’s not the point.  The Myers-Briggs … Continue reading →

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What the Eff?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Liza Blue

My intent is to write about swearing, which is why my fingers are trembling above the keyboard.  I know that at some point I will have to type those four letters, the word that I have such trouble saying even … Continue reading →

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