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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.
Do Not Drive or Operate Heavy Machinery……
Off with the Old, on with the New….Year that is. And I can’t say I’m sorry to see 2023 ride off into the sunset. Overall, it hasn’t been a great year. Two wars are raging, thousands of people have been displaced, natural disasters have run rampant. 2023 saw record-breaking tornado events, wildfires affecting air quality hundreds of miles away, and the hottest year ever recorded. Here at home, we have a border crisis and a Congress that’s too divided to get anything done. But I don’t do politics, so let’s move on. On the bright side, 2023 wasn’t all bad.
Wet Dreams
I have always believed myself to be very open-minded when it comes to sexual preferences. I totally support all heteros, as well as
The Word Is Out!
So you think you’re woke because you got with the latest meme? Or maybe you understood even one line of the lyrics from
Reading Between the Lines
Book clubs are all the rage. They’re everywhere. Oprah has one. Civic groups and country clubs have them. Chances are your church or
It’s My Birthday and I’ll Dye If I Want To
Like most women, I have a complicated relationship with birthdays. Which happens to be today. I won’t get specific, but I will admit
Task-Talking
Are you one of those people who take great pride in your ability to do several things at once? Do you cook dinner,
And Don’t Call Me Elderly!
Thirty-seven years ago, before anyone would dare to refer to me as elderly, a movie was released called “Airplane.” Starring an unlikely comedic
Here’s to Your Health…..
So here we are, on the cusp of a brand new year. There’s a lot to be said about 2017, but I’ve made
Three’s A Crowd
We may disagree on a number of things, such as the best way to unroll the toilet paper, from the top or from