Monthly Archives: August 2008
Jen Lancaster
I’ve recently discovered a new writer named Jen Lancaster, who wrote Bitter is the New Black and two other hilarious books. Like me, Jen is from the Chicago area and was layed off (laid off? since my layoff I have … Continue reading
Bye Beth
My family moved to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a beautiful suburb about 30 miles west of Chicago, in January of 1971. We had come from Charlotte, North Carolina during one of the worst cold snaps in the Midwest, and I remember … Continue reading
Why Obama can’t win
I am quite certain that Barrack Obama will not come close to winning this fall’s presidential election, for many reasons. First and foremost, he does not have the full support of his own party. Hillary Clinton, the former “chosen one,” … Continue reading
Teaching our children
This morning, my husband and I hired three teenagers to help us move about 25 fence panels we had given away on Craigslist.com. When they were halfway done, after about 30 minutes, they say they had overestimated the job and … Continue reading
A lofty goal
Like so many Americans, I’m a busy person. We have 12 cats with the requisite litterboxes, claws that need clipping, bowls that need filling and cans requiring opening, plus a large house and yard. Newly layed off, I’m looking for … Continue reading
40 hours of rain
It’s 9:45 a.m. on August 22, 2008 and I’ve been up since before 7. Anyone who has known me for any amount of time knows this is bizarre behavior on my part. I am not a morning person and even … Continue reading
BloggaBloggaBlogga unleashed
Bloggabloggablogga is the blog of Lisa Beyer, professional writer and fledgling author. It is my attempt to discipline myself to write on a regular basis, and to use critical thought in my writing (instead of my usual off-the-cuff style, which, … Continue reading