Category Archives: Chicago

Sweet Home

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Mrs. Fitz

Like many others, our Chicago neighborhood has a community page. A few recent postings remind me what giving thanks is about: “We found this (photo) pretty calico kitty. Anyone looking for her? She is sweet and has a cold.” “I … Continue reading →

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Well won

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Mrs. Fitz

Any sport offers a chance to win. Some folks bet on the outcome to win money. Some cheer for their favorite to win shared elation Some play a sport to become the best they can be. Those who wager put … Continue reading →

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Deliverance

Posted on May 17, 2015 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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Debating debate

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Mrs. Fitz

Protagoras lived before debate was invented, so he invented it. In Greece. He did this while he was wondering whether virtue could be taught; but never figured that out. What he did figure out was that words are powerful and … Continue reading →

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The art of the cart

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Mrs. Fitz

Shopping for something needed is not shopping. This is restocking. Shopping with a companion is not shopping. This is socializing in motion. Shopping to buy something is not shopping. This is known as spending. As those adroit at the art … Continue reading →

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Big foot

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Mrs. Fitz

Female shoes have taken a disturbing turn toward gigantic. Quizzical. Once, platforms on shoes that inched you up adapted the uneven gait for a person suffering with a club foot. Once, high heels embraced the arch of a lady’s foot … Continue reading →

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Gone-ness

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Mrs. Fitz

There should be a better word for the times between, times like almost in love, nearly retired, or soon to be a parent. Or, the time after loss, such as when someone’s house is demolished by a tornado. We’ve got … Continue reading →

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Raising funs

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

During a fund raising event last night, I sat at a round table eating nibbly food with people I didn’t know so I tried to get to know one or two: Rose and her daughter whose name I don’t know. … Continue reading →

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gizmos

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

Among things that divide us, gizmos rank right up with country of origin and whether you believe burps are funny. (No.) One either embraces the gizmo or disdains the gizmo. I love ’em, in part because a gizmo is an … Continue reading →

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What you get is what you see

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Mrs. Fitz

On a bedroom wall in our Chicago condo I hung art, or what I thought was art when I bought it. It’s round and metal and has some little mirrors on it. In the few years it has been there … Continue reading →

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