Susan GallagherApr 25, 20202 minThe Lysol LecturesIt’s not my job to spout off about personal political views—that’s not what they pay me for. But like any child of the environmental move...
Susan GallagherMar 30, 20202 minCOVID ThoughtsThings feel weird now, don't they? Our schedules have been disrupted, and the comfort that comes from routine—from knowing what comes ne...
Susan GallagherJan 9, 20201 minAirbrushedBack in the 80s I knew a kid who was pure genius with the air brush. For a fee, Jeffrey would paint any band logo you chose onto the back...
Susan GallagherNov 3, 20182 minThe Blue PeopleThis soggy weather put my husband and me in mind to visit Niagara Falls. What the heck, we figured, we were pretty wet already anyway. We...
Susan GallagherSep 7, 20175 minShopping Cart ActivismIt takes a certain kind of angry enthusiasm to be an activist—something I do not possess. I’ve been deeply disappointed by plenty of envi...
Susan GallagherAug 19, 20171 minMoving AirI learned to drive in a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. That car had a wider turning radius than the USS Saratoga, and only slightly bet...
Susan GallagherJun 10, 20171 minI Give UpI lost my credit card today. This in itself isn’t unusual. At any given moment, odds are I’m in search of my glasses, car keys, wallet, c...
Susan GallagherJun 5, 20171 minThe Grass PatchMy office window looks out on a small patch of grass next to the neighbor's pond. Last week I watched a pair of robins fight over that pa...
Susan GallagherJun 4, 20171 minOde to a SpleenMy sister is having a Second Act. In a brave about-face, she has left the field of elementary education after 25 years, going back to sch...
Susan GallagherFeb 3, 20171 minWe Are!I don't much follow college sports, though I did catch snippets of this year's Rose Bowl game on TV. My sympathies to all those dear, dis...
Susan GallagherDec 29, 20164 minCapra's CorvidMy sister is the Queen of Christmas – the antithesis of a holiday humbug like me. She is keeper of family traditions and has inherited al...
Susan GallagherOct 6, 20161 minOctober SunMoisturize! That's what we gals in the over-40 crowd hear all the time. Our demographic is the target of skin care ads and infomercials s...
Susan GallagherAug 17, 20161 minFire-staringEvery now and then, I feel like I'm tapping into my primitive human past. Like when I spot a cockroach scooting across the floor and feel...
Susan GallagherMar 25, 20163 minDouble Pepperoni, Hold the LemmingsText message from my friend Miranda: Would a snow goose perch on top of a telephone pole? Me: Gee, I don’t know. I’ll find out. I pose th...
Susan GallagherJan 31, 20161 minMalheur BulliesI know $1.4 billion could get me a lot more, but when I win the Powerball, the first thing I'll do is buy up the twelve acre wooded lot b...
Susan GallagherJan 22, 20163 minFeathers Over Fifth AvenueIf forced to choose between spending New Year’s Eve in Time’s Square and having my hair set on fire, I’d have to think about it for a whi...
Susan GallagherOct 1, 20143 minWaiting on a SeedI fell in love with a phrase I heard the other day. Here it is: delicious anticipation. Doesn’t that one just conjure up images of being ...
Susan GallagherSep 10, 20145 minTale of the Happenin' TreeI am a creature of habit. I get a little twitchy in the morning if I can’t find my coffee mug with the moose on it, I never rearrange the...
Susan GallagherJun 23, 20123 minDancing on the InsideTwo beers a night. That’s what I have. Sometimes fewer, but never more than two beers a night. A drink now and then isn’t a bad thing, so...
Susan GallagherMar 16, 20124 minBunny WhisperingBaby season. It starts slowly, with a few sporadic calls about orphaned wildlife, then reaches fever pitch around June. The phone may rin...
