Author Archives: Liza Blue

Dear Coobie Bra Company

Dear Coobie Bra Company, I would like to thank you for your bras, not for their comfort and modest price, both exemplary qualities, but for their unintended consequences.  Your Coobie Bra has prompted me to directly confront my mortality as … Continue reading

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Dear Presbyterian Church

Dear Presbyterian Church of the United States, First I should explain that I am not really a Presbyterian, or any sort of church goer for that matter.  I would classify myself more as a spiritual atheist and a cultural Christian.  … Continue reading

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Podcast: Dear Presbyterian Church

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Dear-Presybeterian-Church.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAs I sat in church, I focused on what I was thankful for instead of beating myself up with the prayer of confession.  Here is what I came up with:  Sphincters Follow Liza … Continue reading

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Open Letter to the Producers of “The Voice”

Dear Producers of The Voice: Congratulations on The Voice, an inspiring show that captures the basic American values of “from out of nowhere” success — I cheered the young farm boy whose previous experience was singing to his cows while baling hay, cheered that … Continue reading

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Podcast: Open Letter to the Producers of the Voice

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/McSweeney-Reject-The-Voice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI was shocked to find that the television show “The Voice” allows you to vote more than once.  This is not who we are.  Our counry is founded on the principle of “one … Continue reading

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Ten Foods That I Have Demonized and Can No Longer Eat

1.  Liver, because as a pathologist I have done too many autopsies where I have had to grapple with slippery, greasy livers ravaged by poor life choices. (I still like ribs though.) 2.  Escargot, because the action of extracting them … Continue reading

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Podcast: Ten Foods That I Have Demonized and Can No Longer Eat

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ten-Foods-that-I-Have-Demonized.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe title says it all.  Can’t eat these foods any longer. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Open Letter to Dick Wolf, Creator of Law and Order

Dear Dick Wolf, As creator of the television show Law and Order:SVU, I would like to thank you for elevating the word “heinous” from the depths of SAT vocab obscurity to an everyday word. For the past seventeen years your … Continue reading

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Podcast: Open Letter to Dick Wolf, Creator of Law and Order

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The Wisdom to Know the Difference

What would our economy be like without the work-around – a critical job niche that has employed some of the most creative minds. Intricate cross functional teams immediately spring into action whenever a new law or regulation is introduced, charged … Continue reading

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