Author Archives: Liza Blue

Bad Baby Shower

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Liza Blue

It didn’t take long for the two of us to make a social faux pas as a married couple. It was 1981 and we were still figuring out how to divvy up chores, and so far had done so along … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Thinking Outside the Myers-Briggs Box

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Thinking-Outside-the-Box-V2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen the good folks at Myers and Briggs have put you in the socially awkward box, negotiating a cocktail party requires a strategy and the nerves to stick to it. Follow Liza Blue … Continue reading →

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It’s A Tagless World

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Liza Blue

The default radio channel in my car is National Public Radio, but I also toggle to my guilty pleasure – sports talk radio. Who are the Chicago Bears eyeing in the draft, can our beloved Blackhawks repeat as Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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Podcast: It’s a Tagless World

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Its-a-Tagless-World.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAmericans won’t tolerate annoyance.  Underwear tags are annoying.  Boom, there’s a marketing campaign for Hanes’ new tagless T-shirts.  Are you kidding me? Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Good Humor Man

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Liza Blue

In 1969, when my father was at the peak of his career as a printing salesman, he decided to put an in-ground swimming pool in our back yard.  It seemed like an odd decision since neither of my parents were … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Good Humor Man

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Good-Humor-Man.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA Good Humor man making housecalls,?  Not in our household.  My father considered this an ostentatious luxury. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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A Glass of Orange Juice

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Liza Blue

I had never been to Ty’s house before, so I waited for Mrs. Winterbotham to answer the doorbell and usher me to her bedroom.  The room was paneled with dark wood; heavy drapes let in a sliver of afternoon light.  Ty … Continue reading →

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Podcast: A Glass of Orange Juice

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-Glass-of-Orange-Juice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA moldy glass of orange juice totally upends by carefully ordered suburban childhood. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Podcast: Two Truths and a Lie

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Two-Truths-and-a-Lie.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA discussion of how a simple truth or lie can change your identity, centered on the physical oddity of a third nipple. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Two Truths and a Lie

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Liza Blue

Here is an addition to the category of “Odd but True, Anatomy Division.”  It is a third human nipple, a vestige of our evolution from large litters to the current format of single gestations followed by prolonged parenting.  About five percent of … Continue reading →

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