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I Hate Siri Blues, a Work in Progress

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Memphis Earlene Gray

To Siri with Love, by Judith Newman is a heartwarming book. Siri is the best friend and etiquette teacher an autistic boy could have. I am not an autistic boy, and I hate Siri. Memphis Earlene and me, we’re hanging … Continue reading →

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#Me Too Blues

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Without Motown and the birth control pill I’d probably still be a virgin….
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Boomer Geezer Blues

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Hanging out on the Virtual Verandah with Memphis Earlene and the gang, recuperating from Labor Day festivities, which involved Single Malt Scotch. Now I’m drinking penance–unsweetened cranberry juice. In a gesture of patriotism, Memphis Earlene has renounced White Russians and … Continue reading →

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Post Inauguration Blues

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Woke up this morning with the Blues.  The Women’s March was outstanding, twice the size of  Littlefinger’s  Inauguration festivities and much more festive. But that was three days ago. I need a better name for the Unmentionable One. The man … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Blues

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene’s beverage of choice these days is White Russians, which seems so wrong. Blues Beverages are whiskey and wine. “Blues women do not drink alcoholic beverages that taste like dessert. It’s a Code violation,” I tell her. “Blues women … Continue reading →

Posted in Banality of Evil, Blues, Existentialism, Feminism, Hillary Clinton, Humor, Politics, Politics 2016, women | 2 Comments

Election Year Blues

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Iowa Caucaus Post Mortem. Memphis Earlene thinks all white guys look alike.
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Birthday Blues

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

  April 20……..Hitler’s birthday. Mine as well. I’m in a Doctors waiting room in Amherst Virginia, been here for two hours, FOX NEWS on the TV. Springtime for Hitler doesn’t feel so much like a joke. I got a tick … Continue reading →

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Sweet Memories of Yemen Blues

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Yemen: 2006. I’m the only woman in the room, I’m chewing qat for the first time, and I’m doing it wrong, masticating the tender green leaves into pulp and then swallowing, as though I’m eating salad greens.   Despite my faux pas, … Continue reading →

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Memphis Earlene Schools Me Again

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

There’s no place in the Blues for “My Child Didn’t Get into an Elite Pre-school.Children do not belong in the Blues. Lost my Baby in the Mall? A heartstopper if you’re the parent but it’s not the Blues. ” Don’t … Continue reading →

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Cannibis Candyman Blues

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Poor Maureen Dowd, but how could she have known?        She hadn’t spent the early Eighties being a weekend hippie like I did.   But smoking is so hard on the lungs if you inhale. Walter White, meet Betty Crocker. … Continue reading →

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