Since the economy tanked, most Americans are so over buying Stuff. In fact, just talk to anyone: They never were into buying Stuff. They know other people who were into buying Stuff – usually an in-law; but they were always frugal and thrifty. Those others were the ones who led this country into economic disaster. …
Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson
Expert Witless
April 22, 2009 – 1:40 pm
My name is Jeanne Jackson and I’m an expert. An expert at what? I don’t know yet. Give me a few months. Okay, so maybe it takes a little longer to become an expert at something. But apparently it doesn’t take as long as it used to. I suppose I should explain what I always …
Breeder Heal Thyself
April 16, 2009 – 8:03 am
It comes as a relief that the top story this weekend was not about the economy, but about dogs. Just as the Obamas finally got their Portuguese Water Dog (a gift from Sen. Ted Kennedy), news came of the breeder who produced Vice President Joe Biden’s German Shepherd Dog. It seems that back in December …
You’ve Got Mail
April 8, 2009 – 10:16 am
There is no longer tolerance of anything as boring as listening to the human sounds of stuttering and stammering for a minute and a half. That’s what people do; because most of us don’t prepare an oratory for the benefit of leaving a message that will hold you captivated for the 45 seconds needed to impart why our existence is not a waste of your time. Sorry.
Serenity Now!
April 1, 2009 – 8:51 am
Comedian Robert Klein once pointed out that astronaut Neil Armstrong had to be the classiest guy in the world because he could have made a boat load of money if, when taking that first step on the moon, he shouted, “Coca Cola!” We’ve come a long way in those 40 years. For one thing, NASA …
