Yearly Archives: 2012

Before FORE!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Golf isn’t a very chatty game, I’ve noticed. Reminds me a little of snooker or pool in the sense that applause is signified by gentle taps of one’s cue upon the floor. Dignified taps. I’ve also noticed children do not … Continue reading →

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What’s so Funny?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

I think humor is anything that causes me laughter or amusement, forgetting “humor” was coined many moons ago to describe a person whose temperament is out of balance. Lately I’m reminded what amuses some, is way out of balance to … Continue reading →

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Reason #22 Why Folks Don’t Write

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

There are many reasons folks don’t write. Lack of talent isn’t one of them. Competing is. Since writing is not a competitive sport, it doesn’t help to compete, but it is a natural response. If someone, say, Margaret Mitchell, writes … Continue reading →

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Monsignor Plunkett

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Monsignor Plunkett was pastor at Elmhurst’s Immaculate Conception parish when I attended its kindergarten, grammar and high schools so I got to see him during those 13 years, more often than any other man of authority, except Dad. This may … Continue reading →

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Esther Williams

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

 The first inkling that my grasp of reality was less established than my fellow human beings happened while I was watching our 1961 console color TV on the floor of our Elmhurst living room, in Summer, with my parents, auntie … Continue reading →

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Best tressed

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Today, in Chicago, I saw three women sitting together on the sofa at the hair salon I visited for a hair cut.  You could tell they were friends because their knees touched and they all looked the same amount of … Continue reading →

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Handy Gram

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Grandma Janda was Mom’s Mom and her manicure was her most obvious feminine habit. Her other feminine habits had to do with behaviors, like noticing the shape of people’s heads. She was a head noticer. She would make comments like … Continue reading →

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Bands of Gold

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Some places are meant to be exactly where they are. The Vic Theater in Chicago, at the corner of Belmont and Sheffield avenues, is one of those places in the world where bands come to briefly gather their own around … Continue reading →

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Reason #19 Why Folks Don’t Write

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

There are many reason why folks don’t write. Lack of talent isn’t one of them. Misunderstanding the rules of originality is. Writers don’t have to worry about originality but some do. No one is you and no one’s voice is … Continue reading →

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Weather Vain

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

One way writers exercise is by making up analogies and metaphors, which can be done in a sitting position. This offers advantage on hot days like this day in Chicago; so here’s a few really bad metaphors that are cooling: … Continue reading →

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