Liza Blue Humorist

The Checkered Game of Life

An examination of the board “Game of Life,” from its origins in the 1860s, to various iterations from the 1960s to present.

Family Car Ride

Ah — the classic American vacation. Pile all the kids in the car and take off. Three generations of our family car ride.

Living the Dream

The school the classic anxiety dream is forgetting that you signed up for a course and then facing the final exam. Post college, this dream was updated to getting to the airport on time.

Let Yourself Go

As you age, what do you let go of and what do you keep? Two stories of my parents.

Pathologic Memories

Yes, I am a trained pathologist, but in contrast to media portrayals, that doesn’t mean that I am a social misfit working in some dreary basement, I don’t get shot at, and I don’t wear really tight low cut shirts.

Shakespeare Wrote Doggerel

Don’t be embarrassed next time you get up to read your little ditty at a wedding or a birthday party. Stand proud. That linguistic icon, old Willy Shakes, also dabbled in doggerel.

Law and Order

The Law and Order triumvirate have been the staple of our TV life for the past 15 years. These are their stories.

Unintended Consequences

Our crazy and frustrating healthcare system has me seriously considering a career change to a beekeeper for the sole purpose of getting access to decent health insurance.

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle makes an inspiring first impression.

Tick Season

Every spring we are inundated with ticks – from dogs to furniture to our tender flesh.