Author Archives: Liza Blue

I Was a Loser

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Liza Blue

Milestones came at a rapid clip when our son Ned was an infant – crawling, sitting, standing and first words. Once school started, these milestones slowed down, replaced by the predictable progress through one grade after the next. But now … Continue reading →

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Just Don’t Go

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Liza Blue

The house is quiet after a busy summer of kids coming and going, and Nick and I can now settle back into our lives of empty-nesters with a reduced slate of parental responsibilities.  I hear younger friends tell frenzied stories … Continue reading →

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Tings A-Koo-Moo-A-Late

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Liza Blue

We moved into our current house three years ago, and I exulted in our abundant storage space and expansive counter tops, particularly the kitchen which featured a large island.  In our previous house I had railed against the piles of … Continue reading →

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Better to be Stupid than Look Stupid

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Liza Blue

Chapter 1 I first started my career in technology assessment at the American Medical Association and was occasionally called on to speak at various conferences.  While I was confident of my very narrow topic, as a representative of the AMA … Continue reading →

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Word Freak

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Liza Blue

April 1978 was a watershed momemt when I first time that I completed an entire Sunday NY Times.  Finally I felt that I could legitimately call myself a cruciverbalist.  Since then, the Sunday NYT crossword has become a weekly ritual, supplemented … Continue reading →

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A Spectacle of Myself

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Liza Blue

Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to wear glasses.  I grew up before contact lenses or LASIK surgery became available, and to me anybody who wore glasses was immediately unique.  How many times did I sit at … Continue reading →

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Ephemeral, Evanescent and Fugacious

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Liza Blue

I remember one dinner table conversation years ago when all of us kids were challenged to present and defend our favorite word.   My father’s favorite word was “magnolia,” which I thought was a sissy word for a family patriarch, and … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus, Mr. Potato Head and the Hangnail Fairy

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Liza Blue

I suppose childhood can be characterized as a process of sorting out misconceptions from reality – the misconceptions can either by foisted upon you inadvertently by adults, or intentionally by perpetuating cultural icons or mores (think Santa, Easter bunny or … Continue reading →

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Our Fridge/Ourselves

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Liza Blue

I arrive past midnight after a long day of traveling – a one day round trip from Chicago to San Francisco and back –  and the house is still.  Only the dogs are up to greet me, but instead of … Continue reading →

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A Piece of Myself

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Liza Blue

It has been almost two years since my parents died and we cleaned out the house, but I still have a few boxes of random mementos sitting here in my office.  Every month I have promised myself to do the … Continue reading →

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