Category Archives: What I Did

First Evers, Chapter 2

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Liza Blue

1.  Respect I had heard about athletes being “in the zone.”  I particularly remember the Kansas City A’s hall of famer George Brett talking about those out-of-the-blue days when a baseball inexplicably looked as big as a melon.  Brett just … Continue reading →

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Key Take-Aways from 5 Hours of Religious Radio

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Liza Blue

Every month I make the 6-hour drive from the south shore of Lake Superior to the southern tip of Lake Michigan.  Except for Marquette at its northern outset and Milwaukee to the south, the route runs through rural country.  I … Continue reading →

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Robert McNamara and Me

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Liza Blue

  My first brush with greatness came in the mid-1960s on a Utah ski vacation that overlapped with Robert McNamara and his family.  As a preteen, I was only vaguely aware of the man.  My parents, who still had complete … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Robert McNamara and Me

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Liza Blue

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Mind Trip

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Liza Blue

Driving makes me drowsy, so I am anxious as I contemplate my solo drive from my writer’s retreat in Montpelier, Vermont to my home north of Chicago.  On most long drives, I wisely stop for refreshing naps.  Once a wavering … Continue reading →

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In the System

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Liza Blue

  I sat in the windowless bowels of O’Hare Airport waiting for my face-to-face Global Entry interview.  Nick had urged me to sign up not because I deserved recognition as a trusted traveler, but solely to bypass TSA and immigration … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Worms in Dirt

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Liza Blue

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Worms-in-Dirt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI wanted to honor Darwin and decided that I would try to share his interest in earthworms by setting up a worm farm.  SPOILER ALERT!  It failed. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Worms in Dirt

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Liza Blue

Some things are easy to explain, like why I put off a colonoscopy for several years – I think that I am like a lot of Americans.  As a group we have always had an uneasy relationship with effluent – … Continue reading →

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As It Was in the Beginning

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Liza Blue

Our newborn son sat in my lap as I waited at the hospital entrance for my husband to bring the car around to take us home for the first time. I thought about all the surprising professions that required a … Continue reading →

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Dear Kid on My Son’s Soccer Team

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Liza Blue

Dear Kid (number 9 I think) on my son’s soccer team, This apology has been gnawing at me for almost 20 years.  You see it was me, I was the one who slipped a lemon into your half time snack of … Continue reading →

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