Monthly Archives: December 2008

Not really broke

Posted on December 24, 2008 by jottingjoan

As a family man with a young son, the cable tech, an acquaintance, personally knows the battle to pay every bill on time with enough left over at the end of the month for food and maybe a bit of … Continue reading →

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Christmas crisis

Posted on December 19, 2008 by jottingjoan

With a year of lay-offs, shut downs, plunging stock market prices, wage freezes, cutbacks and any number of other income depleting tricks, all the Whos down in Whoville are waking up to the Grinch’s attempt to steal Christmas. Be wise … Continue reading →

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child’s eye view

Posted on December 12, 2008 by jottingjoan

Children enhance the celebratory moments of any holiday especially the annual celebration of the advent of the Christ child. The wonder of the colors, music and foods attract the minds, eyes and hands of curious children. Our grandson in Sherwood … Continue reading →

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mail order fun

Posted on December 5, 2008 by jottingjoan

Eating my morning cereal studying the back of the cereal box, propped up in bed leafing through a catalog satisfyingly fat with pages or curled up in the lounge chair browsing my way through Internet websites, makes no difference to … Continue reading →

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The grass is always greener …

Posted on December 1, 2008 by jottingjoan

What is there about a fence that makes the grass greener grass on the other side? During my childhood in farming country, I’ve seen many cows stretching their heads through and over barbed wire fences to reach tender morsels just … Continue reading →

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