Tag Archives: Social

How Best Western Ruined My Entire Life

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

This Best Western thing has taken a turn for the worse, because now they think I want to continue to stay in their, umm, lodgings.  They make it sound like I’m some kind of longstanding customer!  They have my address … Continue reading →

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When Pigs Fly And Phones Go Down

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Getting so close to my last day…just two days to go now. Slowly but surely I’ve been packing up my stuff; the things I brought here in 2007, the things I’ve acquired since then. My beloved solar operated waving Queen, magic wand … Continue reading →

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When The Chips Are Down

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

For all my years of eavesdropping in restaurants, turnaround was bound to happen eventually.  I met my friend for dinner last night—we went to Old Ebbitt because they have an appetizer of homemade potato chips topped by generous amounts of … Continue reading →

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I Accept!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I am new to this blogging community; my dear friend Mimi inspired me with her blog http://waitingforthekarmatruck.com, which always makes me laugh, cry, shake my head yes, and sometimes do all of the above at the same time.  She is pure … Continue reading →

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A House Divided

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

A lovely young man I know has been dating a lovely young woman.  Everything is perfect except…The Mother.  The Mother lives with the young man and will not budge.  Back when the young man was a very young man he … Continue reading →

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Our Friends Across The Pond?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Let’s get it straight from the outset that I love the British people.  Don’t you?  I mean, they always seem pretty classy, they think everything is brilliant, and they not only know how to make scones, they know how to … Continue reading →

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Rated EAYA for Early Afternoon Young Adult

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I get my day going every morning with the 70s station.  It’s just classic; everyone from Elton John to Olivia Newton- John (no relation) to John Denver.  But the morning music has recently become mourning music.  At 6:30 in the … Continue reading →

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Betty: A Love Story Or Three

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Our dinner with Olivier and family in Paris may have been my most awkward, but there have been some other odd meals.  Let’s see, there was an interesting turn of events last fall while attending a conference in Atlanta.  Some of … Continue reading →

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What Goes Up Must Come Down

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Like many others I suppose, right as we start to slide in to Thanksgiving I start anticipating the joys of the holidays.  Before long our neighbors are putting up their lights and Santa pigs and all, and I start to … Continue reading →

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Oui! L’Awkward

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

You know how sometimes dinner parties can be awkward because no one is talking?  I’m not terribly familiar because I never stop yapping, but I did once sit through the most awkward of awkward dinners. We took each of the … Continue reading →

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