Author Archives: Liza Blue

Lists: Four Misnomers and One God’s Honest Truth

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Liza Blue

  Misnomers 1. Daylight Savings Time In the late 1950s I was eight years old, a time when my mother routinely told us to clean our dinner plates because “children were starving in Armenia.”  I did not grasp this logic … Continue reading →

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Podcast Lists: Four Misnomers and One God’s Honest Truth

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Lists-Misnomers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDaylight savings time, the PATRIOT Act,  Starbuck’s Tall drinks, Sit Back Relax and Enjoy the Flight and Imitation Crabmeat. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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5 Best Idioms Using the Word Shit

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Liza Blue

Every language is enlivened by its array of idioms and my impression is that English is particularly well-endowed, perhaps because Shakespeare played for our team.  I have collected dictionaries of idioms, including specialized references, such as idioms of the army … Continue reading →

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Podcast: 5 Best Idioms Using the Word Shit

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Five-Best-Shit-Idioms.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere are so many to choose from, which are the best? Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Open Letter to Stephen Hawking

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Liza Blue

There is one thing humans have relied on, well beyond the standard cliché of death and taxes.  It is the universal standard of a second as an enduring constant across cultures and time.  Some extremist with a jittery trigger finger … Continue reading →

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Lists: Bad Christmas Songs

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Liza Blue

On December 23rd, I set out on a solo drive 360 miles straight north to the shores of Lake Superior with the rest of the family following shortly behind in a second car.  I frequently take this drive and look forward … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Open Letter to Stephen Hawking

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Dear-Dr.-Hawking.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA knitter’s advice to Stephen Hawking on how to simplify astrophysics. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Lists: MFOs

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Liza Blue

  With my mother at the helm, my family’s household was frequently the venue for large gatherings at Christmas and Thanksgiving.  These events were always casual and pot-luck, but even so she nurtured a variety of strategies to make sure … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Lists: MFOs

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Lists-MFOs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHere are five simple strategies to make sure your mandatory family obligations don’t turn into mother-fucking ordeals. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Podcast: Marketing Unplugged: The Logo on My Computer

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Marketing-Unplugged-The-Logo-on-My-Computer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe upside down logo on my computer confused me when I tried to open it.  Then I realized that my inconvenience was merely part of Lenovo’s word of mouth marketing campaign.  They wanted … Continue reading →

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