Liza Blue Humorist

Open Letter to the Children of Robert McNamara

I’s been over 50 years, but I am finally apologizing.

Final Expenses

The word “death” is taboo to advertisers.  Here is my solution.

Marketing Unplugged: Superfoods

What the hell is a superfood anyway.  Turns out it is nothing.

Dumbest Player on the Hockey Team

What was the physician thinking when he put this into the medical record?

Reasonably Flat Surfaces That Could Be Used For Forced Idleness Ads

Marketers view forced idleness, such as standing in  lines, as an opportunity for advertising.  The airport experience, where ads are slathered onto every flat surface, is the epitome of forced idleness advertising.

Only to Find Gideon’s Bible

Who are these Gideons and why do they keep leaving their Bibles in hotel rooms?

Mind Trip

Staying sharp and keeping an engaged mind on a long road trip is a tricky business!

In the System

What kind of mistake did I make in giving our government access to my precious fingerprints?

The Man with the Sun-Damaged Skin

As I looked at the man in front of me, I tried to think like Darwin.  What is the evolutionary advantage of our sun-sensitive skin?

Four Misnomers and One God’s Honest Truth

Daylight savings time, the PATRIOT Act, Starbuck’s Tall drinks, Sit Back Relax and Enjoy the Flight and Imitation Crabmeat.