Monthly Archives: February 2007

Silly advice columnists

Posted on February 23, 2007 by jottingjoan

Relationship columns flabbergast me. One after another columnist fails to apply to relationships the same pragmatic advice they would extend in any other situation. Dennie Hughes in her Relationtips column offered the most idiotic response to a 28-year-old who intended … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Silly advice columnists

less cash, more kid time

Posted on February 16, 2007 by jottingjoan

My neighbor fell so deeply in love that she no longer wanted to work – she wanted to spend all day, every day, with the new guy in her life – her baby boy.This was not what she and her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on less cash, more kid time

Mail time

Posted on February 12, 2007 by jottingjoan

Standing in the line at the U.S. Post Office provides a little bit too much time viewing their tempting new lines of stamps. Nonetheless there I stood a couple weeks ago perusing the newest offerings when I found it – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Mail time

throwing cash at a crisis

Posted on February 5, 2007 by jottingjoan

Headlines of problems and tragedies generate cries for piles of cash to fix everything – now! Throwing cash around generates good feelings, but follow-up reports reveal a different reality. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, caravans of house trailers quickly headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on throwing cash at a crisis