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Author Archives: Ellen Ross
#Me Too
I’m back, Dear Readers, and I have to talk about the Harvey Weinstein thing. Too bad. It comes as no great surprise to me that this disgusting, entitled, trauma-inducing and illegal behavior is alive and well in Casting Couch Hollywood. … Continue reading
Posted in Gender politics, pop culture, Sexual Harrassment
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It Takes A Village
Back in 1985 I got a phone call (remember those?) from Lili Ann Zisook. “We’re putting together a fund in memory of Lynn. How would you like to be publicity chairman?” I hadn’t had the privilege of knowing Lynn Sage … Continue reading
Posted in Philanthropy
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Closer
WARNING: This post is rated V for Violent Content. (That’s the world we live in now, Dear Readers.) So last Sunday TBF and I were supposed to be in Las Vegas. We had gone there for his birthday last year … Continue reading
Posted in Gun Control, Las Vegas, Politics, pop culture
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Pop Go The Weasels
This is a (P)op-Ed piece. And it’s going to be short and (Nutra) sweet. This woman ruined my life. Her name is Toni Preckwinkle. She is a former Chicago alderman and is the current president of the Cook County Board … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Politics, Soda Pop TAx
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Sandwich Wrap-up
That’s John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. He was born in 1718 and he died in 1792. He was a diplomat and a rake. A world traveler, a high-ranking official and an inveterate gambler. He had held many important … Continue reading
Posted in food, pop culture, Sandwiches
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Book Report
If I had to describe myself in one word, I think that word would have to be… Bookworm. In first grade, the reading die was cast. The library let me take out five books. I read them and the next … Continue reading
Posted in books, Movies, Ready Player One, The Marsh King's Daughter
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Reunited (And it feels so good)
That’s my I.D. badge, Dear Readers, proudly bearing my class picture. (Wince.) The year was 1967, and although I was having a clearly a bad hair day, my four years at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois were the … Continue reading
Condolence Note
This is Buster Roffe. He belonged to my brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu. Or rather I should say, they belonged to him. They were his love slaves, body and soul. And he deserved it. Buster passed away on … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Old English Sheepdog
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Light The Candles
Well, Dear Readers, it’s great to be back. I have been recuperating from a nasty little operation on my… none of your beeswax. My hideous internal abscess of March returned with a vengeance and surgical intervention was necessary to get … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holocaust Museum, Philanthropy
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Heartburn
Emergency Doctor’s Note: I am having surgery today for that problem in March that I thought was fixed. This came as a complete surprise and this sucks, Dear Readers. Please bear with me as my next Letter From Elba post … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, GNC
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