Yearly Archives: 2012

Deliverance

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

This is the abbreviated account of the parcel. I placed an online order for a smallish product. The day the parcel was scheduled to arrive, it did not. I decided the seller was fraudulent. I decided the postal service was … Continue reading →

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In a manner of speaking

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

I can’t figure out if dialects and accents that differentiate us from each other are good or bad. I know some folks take lessons to lose their accent so they can be accepted on some level, say into a broadcasting … Continue reading →

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In all fairness

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

It has taken me about a week to have a reaction to President Barack Obama’s 2011 state of the union address. I’m troubled by the theme of “fairness” that he espouses. Not troubled by fairness, of course. It’s a noble … Continue reading →

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The funnies

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

When books morph into movies, sometimes it’s really funny. Have you ever watched a movie in which the characters TALK the book? Usually, it happens in a sci-fi or fantasy film where the world apparently must be explained. Say, the … Continue reading →

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Reason #10 Why Folks Don’t Write

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

There are many reasons folks don’t write. Lack of talent isn’t one of them. Thinking they should write is. It isn’t that they have nothing to say. They do. It isn’t that they can’t put words together well. They can. … Continue reading →

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Reason #6 Why Folks Don’t Write

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

There are many reasons folks don’t write. Lack of talent isn’t on of them. Thinking that bad stuff is better than good stuff is. Bad stuff is powerful because negative emotions are powerful. When we grieve, are victimized, neglected, overlooked, … Continue reading →

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Pretty Sitting

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Two and only two babysitters ever sat for my two brothers and I on the extremely rare occasions Mom and Dad did something without us. Mom’s youngest brother Alan did it once when he was a single guy but we … Continue reading →

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Gift of Gab

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D)officially is Gabrielle Giffords, following her resignation from Congress this week. Of the tough steps she has taken in the last year toward recovering from a gunshot to her head Jan. 8, 2011 near Tucson, AZ, … Continue reading →

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Ladylike

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

I’m reading a nice book, anthology of short stories all written by women, all written by women not well known, all written by women who are contemporary, all written by women with superb command of language and style and substance. … Continue reading →

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Heads talking

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

I miss talking about the news with other people who read or heard the same news I did. Now that I can select which information I absorb, I like the expansion but miss the chumminess of talking about the economy … Continue reading →

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