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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.
Virtual Assistance
I was at my local beauty salon the other day hoping for a magical transformation via a much-needed haircut. Soft jazz music
A Spoonful of Sugar….
Hey 2021. Your time is done! While better than 2020, you did have your ups and downs. I mean, starting your reign with
A Room of One’s Own
(with apologies to Virginia Woolf) In 1928, in a lecture at Oxbridge, Virginia Woolf stated that in order for a woman to write
Want to Add Years to Your Life? Try Complaining.
What a great time to be a professional complainer. Like myself. And to have written a how-to book about the subject, which will,
Hot Town, Summer in the City……
This summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend more time than usual in the Big Apple. I realize that, based
In the Beginning……
There is a consensus among linguists that the English language is weird. (Well, maybe not all linguists, but two or three, at least.)
Report Card
I don’t think I’m suffering from paranoia, but I am resolutely convinced that someone from Apple is spying on me. What other explanation