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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.
The “Writ” Stuff
It’s been a while since I’ve griped about TV news. Eighteen months and 16 days to be exact. That’s because I’ve been on a diet – a kind of Golo for news junkies. But who can stick to a controlled viewing plan when the world is standing on its head? At the time of my last “rant” I took up arms to combat the over-usage of metaphors that permeated TV broadcasting. In addition to a diminishing tolerance for cliches, I resented their repeated usage because they were downright intimidating. Their use is supposed to signal that the person using them
Unresolved Redux All Over Again
Good morning and Happy New Year! I promise not to take up too much of your time today because I know you are
#ICYMI and Have FOMO, Read This!
Hey, all you geezers out there! Do you think you’re still cool? If you do, it’s a sure sign that you’re not. Because
Becoming the Quibblers
When I was a young married person, I would sometimes find myself in the company of an older married couple who had been
The Elephant Is Still in the Room
Today is Tuesday, November 15th, one week after the election, and I’m sitting at my computer keyboard trying to be funny and write
What Elephant?
Friendships have a lot in common with a marriage. You are drawn to another person because, among other reasons, you like the same
What Happens in the Locker Room Stays in the Locker Room?
To borrow a catch phrase from George Takei: Oh My! What a field day for the snarksters! Could we possibly be living in
Old Ironsides
At first, I wasn’t sure why my mind wandered to this particular topic. It might have been the sense of torture brought on
