Category Archives: What I Did

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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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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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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The Favor

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Liza Blue

I don’t use a cell phone.  At first, it was because I really didn’t need one.  Then I thought that I could make a quiet personal statement about the silliness of instant access – glances down at a discreet cell … Continue reading →

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The Tyranny of the Lie

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Liza Blue

My all girls high school was like any other with its typical array of cliques – the pretty, the ugly, the jocks, brains, geeks and the occasional total misfit.  But the fact that it was a boarding school added another … Continue reading →

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Truth, Dissembling and Lying and the Wisdom to Know the Difference

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Liza Blue

Truth, Dissembling, Lying and the Wisdom to Know the Difference Ever since I put my first shiny nickel into my pocket, walked into Woolworth’s and bought my first bag of M&Ms, I have been comfortably ensconced in the predictable world … Continue reading →

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Impulse Control

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Liza Blue

My husband might point out that one of my most economical and endearing traits is that I simply don’t shop.  Almost all of my clothes come from a trusted online catalog; I have a limited roster of clothes that are … Continue reading →

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It Could Be You

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Liza Blue

Every day promptly at five o’clock, our two dogs rouse themselves from their relentless relaxation and trot up to Nick’s office to agitate for a walk.  At the very least, the dogs have a good sense of time, but I … Continue reading →

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