Liza Blue Humorist

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.

Naming Rights

The tricky business of naming your children, your pets, or yourself.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Buttery!

The humane, ethical, economic and nutritional decisions involved in buying a carton of eggs.

He/She/Ze

The ins and outs of the recently introduced third person pronoun ze (pronounced zee) and its companion possessive hir (pronounced here).

Mergers and Acquisitions

A tour through the Sunday NY Times’ “Weddings and Celebrations” section is a fascinating sociology field trip.

My Hat in the Ring

My first attempt to be politically active was a disaster – rejected in my bid to become join the cemetery commission in my hometown.

The Great Unraveling

With the death of my parents, I go though one of life’s great transitions – what should I do with all of my father’s models of antique cars?

Tings A Koo Ma Late Drawer

The “Tings A Koo Ma Late Drawer,” aka the “junk drawer,” offers an insight into the guts of a household. Sifting through the drawer is like an archeological expedition.