Observant Bystander

The title is lifted from a Philip Roth novel about a writer who is accused of making an unfortunate racial slur. It’s also a perfect description of the way I feel about Donald Trump, a man who ...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2016/09/16/the-human-stain/

I had a recent experience with the medical community, and not a very good one I might add.  While not necessarily blaming my grandson for my injury, let me just say that I was holding him when ...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/if-it-aint-broke-or-how-i-learned-to-say-no-to-the-medical-establishment/

As soon as my daughter-in-law told me she was pregnant I got on the phone to my best friend in Texas. “I’m going to be a Grandma!” I told her, barely believing it myself. When you reach a c...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/the-grandma-name/

I’m back…..and I’m a grandma.    Yeah, and I’m rockin’ that shit, too.

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/the-return-of-observant/

Disclaimer:  Yeah, it’s been a few months since I’ve posted so my Ticonderoga’s a little rusty – but here goes: Let me start out by wishing Mr. Ex-Boyfriend a hale and hearty CONGRATULAT...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/separate-ways/

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https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/caution-bad-weather-ahead/

She’s the kind of woman that has the characteristics I covet:  Bouncy personality, great people skills, and most importantly – normally proportioned legs that actually fit into a pair of kne...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/pretty-girls/

The color of waiting is white.  It shows no pity to those who succumb and it wraps itself around you saying:  “Now you are mine for awhile.”  It fills your head with its dense cotton batti...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/the-color-of-waiting/

“You have 1 friend request” my Facebook account informed me today. Whenever I see someone’s requesting me as a friend, my first reaction is always one of bewilderment.   I mean, my circle...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/to-disregard-thee/

After fleeing her hometown of Atlanta during General Sherman’s siege, Aunt Pittypat lived out her remaining years in a small town in Georgia.  Now, through the miracle of cloning, Aunt Pitt...

https://observantbystander.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/ask-aunt-pittypat/