Author Archives: Jill Foer Hirsch

Sleeping With One Eye Open

So the squirrel deck is awesome and everything, and the little baby raccoons are precious, but sometimes I just wonder.  They just seem a little too smart…like smarter than the cats for sure (although with that as the measure the … Continue reading

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The Great Acorn Shortage of 2008

By now it is clear that my husband and I are animal lovers, so naturally when the fall of 2008 rolled in with a serious acorn blight of some kind, our thoughts turned immediately to the hungry squirrels. Our house … Continue reading

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Follow Your Dreams

Some people are lucky enough to do something they enjoy, and earn a good living doing it.  I am one of those very fortunate people.  Then there are the extremely lucky people who get to do something they absolutely love.  … Continue reading

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Animals Are People Too

I became a vegetarian nearly 20 years ago, primarily with the goal of keeping my cholesterol down.  Somewhere along the way, my health concerns took a back seat to my moral outrage about the inhumane treatment of animals. My particular … Continue reading

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If Only They’d Covered It All

Please note that this is NOT a post about a TV show.  I do have to briefly reference Seinfeld, but it is completely justified.  Seinfeld went out at its peak, but left a few topics unexplored.  They covered a lot … Continue reading

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Follow the Rules

I’m old school when it comes to certain fashion rules.  For example, white should only be worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day.  It’s an important rule; think about the chaos that would ensue if everyone was just allowed to wear … Continue reading

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Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You

I answered my phone first thing this morning to the voice of a woman apologizing for calling but still wanting to talk but concerned because she tried to talk to one of my partners and he said she needed to … Continue reading

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Circus Folk

I was chatting with a friend today (let’s call her “Jane” to protect the guilty), and we somehow got on the subject of circus elephants.  I can’t remember what I said about them, but the next thing I heard was … Continue reading

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My Personal Best

There are bad hair days and then there are bad hair days.  Today, like most summer days, was the latter.  I was not out of the shower for a solid minute this morning before my hair just sort of died. … Continue reading

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Glued to the Television

I promise I shall do my best to write about TV shows no more frequently than I write about cats.  Please draw what reassurance you can from that statement.  Don’t judge. I have recently been watching a show on TLC … Continue reading

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