Susan Orlins's Blog, page 4
June 21, 2013
ADD and The Worrywart
ADD and the Worrywart: This explains why every time I go to New York, I get more work done than when I'm home, writing on my quiet porch in Washington, D.C.
June 15, 2013
What Are Your Favorite Food Moments on an Ordinary Day?
What do you eat on an ordinary day? Maybe I'll find that mine are not quirks at all and that everyone drinks a pint of tea in a Pyrex measuring cup before bed.
June 7, 2013
Public Toilet Mishaps
This of course led me to one of my common ruminations: What would be the cutoff for retrieving a precious item from a public toilet?
June 5, 2013
Antidote to Worry: Frozen Banana and Melted Chocolate
Antidote to Worry: Frozen Banana and Melted Chocolate
May 28, 2013
Casey at the Window: My Dog’s Quality of Life
How do I measure my dog's quality of life? A dog whisperer on TV whispered a guideline for when to euthanize your dog: when bad days outnumber good days.
May 20, 2013
Antidote to Worry: Lettuce Wraps
With bathing suit season approaching, everyone seems to be more calorie conscious. Lettuce wraps are one of my favorite snacks.
May 16, 2013
Worrywart Calm in the Face of a Missing Laptop
Why do religious people worry? All they have to do is pray. Whenever I'm worried, I have to pay. My therapist is my Lord. The missing laptop was not . . .
May 10, 2013
Tom Cruise and Scientology and More About a Man I Like to Dislike
I can't accept Tom Cruise and Scientology any more than I can accept the Ku Klux Klan. Okay, a dot or more more.
May 2, 2013
Worried About Too Many Advisors
What am I to do about too many advisors? I began preparing for the 2-minute pitch of my memoir 60 days in advance, an average of 1 day for every 3 seconds.
April 22, 2013
Name Dyslexia
Given my name dyslexia, every time I go outside, I have to rehearse all four names beforehand in case I run into any of them.
