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Category: Friday Round-Up
Foul Balls at the Ballpark and Elsewhere Friday Round-Up
It’s complicated but the upshot is this: Swirl the Dog managed to imprison Herc the Cat in my office while we were at the ballgame. Now, this is hard to envision but it involves Swirl removing the 1,152-page Steven King novel, The Stand, from… Continue Reading “Foul Balls at the Ballpark and Elsewhere Friday Round-Up”
I Forgot My Mother’s Birthday Friday Round-Up
It’s 10:30 and there is a car with a bad muffler idling in front of my house. I think it’s the girl next door getting dropped off by her boyfriend. They are really into long goodbyes. It’s interrupting my precious little motivation to write… Continue Reading “I Forgot My Mother’s Birthday Friday Round-Up”
See Through Chimneys and Other Fun Friday Round-Up
I bought a dress online that the minute I put it on my husband will say, “Where’d you get that schmatta?” Schmatta, if you aren’t aware, is a Yiddish word, loosely used to refer to an old, raggedy piece of clothing that also gets… Continue Reading “See Through Chimneys and Other Fun Friday Round-Up”
Week of Nonstop Thrills Friday Round-Up
I’m excited that a political party left for dead on the side of the road was revived by the jolt of electricity that is Kamala Harris. Yes, I already have a Kamala shirt. And a sign. And a pair of Chucks (which I’ve talked… Continue Reading “Week of Nonstop Thrills Friday Round-Up”
So Many Things So Little Time Friday Round-Up
My husband found my black bra. It had gone missing because I sometimes dispense with my bra while I’m watching TV downstairs because, well, you know how it gets to feel around news hour. I was on a Zoom call this morning, chairing a… Continue Reading “So Many Things So Little Time Friday Round-Up”
Leggy Tomatoes Friday Night Round-Up
This may sound crazy, but I truly believe that the country’s preoccupation with Alzheimer’s Disease has had the unintended consequence of marginalizing old people. All roads lead to dementia, or that’s how it seems despite the fact that only 5% of people ages 65-74… Continue Reading “Leggy Tomatoes Friday Night Round-Up”
Pool Noodle and Assorted Things Friday Round-Up
It’s 10:30 and I still have my bathing suit on. And if I lean just the right way, I can still smell the lake on my skin. Like when you were a kid and you sniffed your forearm before going to sleep and you… Continue Reading “Pool Noodle and Assorted Things Friday Round-Up”
Getting a Grip Friday Round-Up
Lately, when I greet women I especially like or haven’t seen in a long time, I find myself holding their hands while I talk to them. It’s usually Black women who hold hands with me, it doesn’t seem to be a white thing. It… Continue Reading “Getting a Grip Friday Round-Up”
Now’s the Time Friday Round-Up
The very old and seemingly very frail neighborhood lady who walks hunched over while holding her very large purse just got pulled across the sidewalk by her leaping German Shepherd. Her dog heard another dog barking and pulled and struggled to give chase. I… Continue Reading “Now’s the Time Friday Round-Up”
Is it Still Friday Friday Round-Up
One way to keep from drinking too much wine is to buy Moscato. They were flashing the lights on and off at the grocery store like when they tell you the play is about to start and you need to get to your seat.… Continue Reading “Is it Still Friday Friday Round-Up”
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Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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