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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.
Everyone Old is New Again!
Thank you, HBO for the resurrection of Perry Mason. Although my taste for police procedurals and courtroom drama has more recently been satisfied by every Law and Order series, including rerun binge-athons, the intrepid criminal defense lawyer as portrayed by Raymond Burr, could never quite be replaced. So when the trailers for HBO's new version appeared on my TV screen, I must confess my heart skipped a beat. For 40 years, beginning in 1933, the character created by Erle Stanley Gardner, appeared in more than 80 novels and short stories. Like my favorite police procedurals, the stories all followed a
Everyone Old is New Again!
Thank you, HBO for the resurrection of Perry Mason. Although my taste for police procedurals and courtroom drama has more recently been satisfied
Transition in the Time of COVID
So it's June and we finally made the seasonal move. We left hot and steamy Florida for the cooler air of New England.
Zoom-iquette
Since the onset of Covid-19, we have been experiencing a Zoom boom! The company, which has existed since 2011, has suddenly become everyone’s
Stiff Upper Lip
My husband, bless his soul, has figured out a unique and effective way to guarantee social distancing. He has grown a mustache. While
Isolation Diary – Part II
The daily paper tells me that today is Monday. I’m not due to publish this until Thursday. No problem. That’s three more defrosted
Isolation Diary
Diary? Whom am I kidding? Keeping a diary implies that you know what day of the week it is. Which I don’t. For
Humor in the Time of Corona Virus
First of all, I want to make it perfectly clear that none of this is my fault. Yes, I know, I
Talk to Me
So your Gen Z grandkid is home from school. (Can you believe she’s in college already!?!) You overhear her talking on her iGen
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