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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.
A Not-So-Joyful Noise
Would you consider eating out on a New York City subway platform during rush hour a pleasant dining experience? I hear you all scoffing at the idea as you imagine the din of two express trains simultaneously roaring into the station. Then why oh why do we frequent restaurants where the noise level exceeds a front row seat at a Jimi Hendrix rock concert? Quick answer. Because we have little choice. If you, like millions of others, engage in what my friend labelled “recreational eating,” then often what you make for dinner is a reservation. And everyone wants to sample
Flipping Out
The other evening, I accidentally discovered a new link to my inner child. I lost my front tooth. Or, as my dentist exclaimed,
Notorious SBA
Raise your hand if you know that today is the birthday of Susan B. Anthony. As I thought. Only one hand raised, and
Still Complaining After All These Years
Everyone is writing a book these days – John Kerry, Michelle Obama, Bob Woodward, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Chris Christie, Howard
Taking the Plunge
Hey boys and girls, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s Awards season. Did you know there are some 44 different awards events between
Take with Food. Or Not.
As the song asks, “Are you ready?” Because ready or not, here we are again, on the cusp of a brand new year.
What If…….?
I was involved in a fender bender the other night. No air bags inflated and no one was hurt. But the left front
‘Tis the Season to Eat Latkes….
Dear Readers: I hope you all had a lovely and relatively stress-free Thanksgiving, filled with good food and good company, and
Taken Without a Grain of Salt
It seems to me there’s a critical age at which each time you add another candle to your cake, you also add another