Author Archives: Liza Blue

Family Car Ride

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Liza Blue

Although the seven hour car ride to our vacation spot has remained largely unchanged over the past 40 years, the context has gone through several evolutions.  As kids, the absolute keyed up anticipation of summer vacation made the trip endless; … Continue reading →

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Line Management

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Liza Blue

For the past 50+ years I have celebrated Christmas in exactly the same way – family get togethers and toting casseroles from suburb to suburb, trying to make sure that everyone had the same quality and quantity of gifts and … Continue reading →

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Last One Picked

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Liza Blue

Girls’ grade school sports in the pre Title 9 days of the late 1960s were a decidedly low key affair, and presumably were included in the curriculum on the basis of the “sound mind, sound body” principle.  There was no … Continue reading →

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The 17 Year Itch

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Liza Blue

For the past 17 years Joe had rarely looked at himself in the mirror.  For a while he had stopped on the way to work every morning to get a shave, but he eventually abandoned this indulgence and just grew … Continue reading →

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Buy a Ticket and Clap

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Liza Blue

Flipping through the channels one evening, I lucked into the Australian Open tennis tournament just as the announcer said, “The effortlessness of Federer’s game belies his mastery of his craft.”  The replay showed Federer gliding along the baseline, flicking a … Continue reading →

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Costco Field Trip

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Liza Blue

About 2 years ago, Costco caused a major fracas in our suburban community when they announced their intention to locate a store here. There was some effort to dress up the controversy as an environmental issue related to the number of gas pumps that were part of the store. Continue reading →

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Priority Access

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Liza Blue

It is easy to get nostalgic about the early days of flying, when air travel was still such a novel luxury that men wore sportcoats, women wore pearls and peppy stewardesses served macadamia nuts.  Everyone truly believed that they could … Continue reading →

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SAT Hallelujah Video

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Liza Blue

Click on the link below to see a YouTube video of a song parodying the SAT test.  The tune is based on the the Leonard Cohen song, “Hallelujah.”  Liza Blue rewrite the lyrics, and the song was performed by her … Continue reading →

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So many images flitting across the computer screen from the royal wedding – those absurd hats – fascinators – that find their full flower when royals gather, and the equally ridiculous military uniforms with oversized epaulets, sashes, elaborately braided ropes … Continue reading →

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Liza Blue | Leave a comment

Warfighting

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Liza Blue

My medical career has focused on the niche business of technology assessment for health insurance companies.   Specifically, I have analyzed the published medical literature on literally hundreds of medical technologies to determine whether or not they would be still considered … Continue reading →

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