Liza Blue Humorist

The Elegance of the Hexagon

Take a tour of the ubiquitous hexagon, from the humble honeycomb to the 16,000 mile wide hexagon on the surface of Saturn!

My Life in Guinea Pigs

My uneasy relationship with guinea pigs in four chapters.

My Life in Typewriters

Who would have throught that my experience with typewriters would touch on gender politics, boyfriends and the tyranny of the typo!

Dear Lady in the Front Row Who Gasped

Strangers can validate you as a writer.

In Praise of Kitchen Gadgets

If you want a jolt of American ingenuity, go to Bed and Bath and Beyond and take in the splendor of all the kitchen gadgets.

The Banana Incident

I felt the tightening grasp of the humble banana.  It had the potential to scuttle a promising friendship.

The Slippery Slope to Sloth

A Lazy Boy is epitome of sloth, and now one commands my living room.  How can I get rid of it?

First Evers, Chapter 2

Second installment of vignettes of first childhood experiences of basic human emotions and attributes.

Key Take-Aways from 5 Hours of Religious Radio

With a long drive ahead of me ahead of me and nothing else to do, I decided to give religious radio a chance.

My Human Pearl

My quest to harvest and repurpose my beautiful gallstone.