Author Archives: Jill Foer Hirsch

Peeve O’ The Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I’ve regaled you with so many of my pet peeves, but the list continues to grow and I would hate for you to miss anything.  Today’s annoyance?  Not spam, the filters catch most of that, but simply unwanted email. Granted, … Continue reading →

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The Clueless Masses

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

My membership in the Writers’ Room doesn’t start until next week,  so I spent the afternoon at Panera Bread, nursing a diet soda and indulging in a lot of people watching and very little writing. I came in right around noon, and … Continue reading →

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What Would Martha Do?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I’m the last person to deny that my cats run the house.  Free reign on the kitchen table, counters; whatever they want.  I’m not proud of this; I’m just telling you the reality of being outnumbered by animals.  I had … Continue reading →

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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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Clean Up In Aisle 3!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

It’s been a full week now since I left legal administration, but old habits die hard, and I found myself engaging in a little shop talk at dinner with friends tonight.  One of my friends was summarizing her latest firm … Continue reading →

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From Bad To Worse

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

You know that I’m always keepin’ it real here people, so no matter how hard, the truth must be told.  We stayed at a Best Western “Hotel” last weekend.  It worked well with our budget but was an affront to … Continue reading →

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A Midwinter Tale

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Well, we had quite an eventful trip to Chicago.  We met CJ and Lisa at O’Hare, and then drove out to Evanston, home of Northwestern University.  We were there to see Sean in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The first problem … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishin’

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Wrapped up at work and off to Chicago.  In the meanwhile, ponder two statements I heard recently that gave me pause:  “She sends me weird, opaque emails” “It’s really weird.  The hamster smells like pretzels.  In fact, it smells like … 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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Attack Of The Killer Accounting Managers

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Liquid courage.  We’ve all seen it in action; some of us even remember our own acts of drunken “bravery.”  As the only sober person at a business dinner, my downfall was that I believed the sloshed slobs surrounding me. I … Continue reading →

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