BLOGS SUSAN AGER
This blog began in May as I sought suggestions of where to go and who to meet in Michigan come summer. As it fades to fall and then winter, I'll be spending less time traveling the state.
The blog, however, will continue. Keep sending to-go suggestions if you want, and I'll check them out as I can. But the blog will also expand, and sometimes turn inward, to include other matters of state: the state of our spirits, our wallets, our libidos, our refrigerators, our closets, our ambitions...the possibilities are vast.
Everybody’s thoughts are welcome in this continuing conversation, as long as you’re half-way polite. Inventive spelling and wild ideas always welcome.
What's So Great About a White Christmas?
Dec 22, 2006
Answer: Just about everything. Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels better than sipping hot chocolate at mid-day, with people you love, while looking out the window from a warm place at snowflakes drifting to the ground. It is so much... Read more > >
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The Merits of Messiness
Dec 21, 2006
Today's New York Times includes a fascinating piece about messiness, headlined "Saying Yes to Mess," that defends it almost as the new American way, a sign of creativity and promise. The reader comments about it are fascinating, with most people... Read more > >
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Nightmares of the End of the World
Dec 19, 2006
How's that for a warm and welcoming blog post title? I'm sorry, but I've been having bad dreams, terrible dreams, and wonder if I'm the only one. The worst dream, two nights ago: I'm in downtown San Francisco, where I... Read more > >
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Finding Life in the Dead of Winter
Dec 17, 2006
As I said in today's column, I'm looking for people who consider winter the zestiest season of all. I'm game for extreme outdoor anything, but also ready to meet city folks whose winters sizzle. Tell me where to go here. Read more > >
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Diamonds AREN'T forever
Dec 14, 2006
I heard an outrageous radio commercial on the way in to work today. I didn't pay much attention to the beginning of it, something about Robert Browning's poetry. But the last few words stuck in my memory and made me... Read more > >
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When A Man Makes a Meal for his Date
Dec 12, 2006
My unmarried friend, nearing 40 and still searching, and about whom I've written before, reports that on a second date recently, after a Christmas concert, the guy said, "Can I make you dinner?" She said sure, and sat on a... Read more > >
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A New Gramma's Question: How Big to Do Christmas for a 2-Year-Old?
Dec 10, 2006
We're heading to Omaha this week to visit our granddaughter, Katie Leigh, who I used to call our "grandbaby." Not anymore. She's running, jabbering and almost going potty. Her parents keep a photo of us on their refrigerator, and if... Read more > >
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Mary Cheney and James Kim: Parental Courage
Dec 8, 2006
What courage it took Mary Cheney to get pregnant, knowing the dismay with which many of her father's conservative friends would greet the happy news. And what courage it took James Kim to leave his wife and daughters alone in... Read more > >
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What Did You Wear To Bed Last Night?
Dec 6, 2006
No, no, no! I don't really want to know. That's just a sample of the questions I'm collecting to pose to my family next week as part of a First Annual Christmas Insight Exchange I am innaugurating in lieu of... Read more > >
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How Many Times Does a Movie Need Watching?
Dec 4, 2006
We're still in Florida, weary by evening, watching my beloved mother-in-law grow more and more frail. To restore us, the hotel has a pool. And we buy newspapers. And we're reading good books. And then there are the movies, about... Read more > >
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