Years ago, I wrote a children’s book based on the true story of a lost shoe floating in the Colorado River. I titled it “Little Chaco.” All of 12 pages with a line or two per page, “Little Chaco” is an easy and fun read, containing all the magic I gained on my one-and-only river […]
Jeannie Perry
Posted inColumns
Illegitimi non carborundum
We’ve only scraped the surface of the Epstein files and it’s already like I can’t get the water hot enough to feel clean. How I long for the good ol’ days, when Dick Cheney shooting someone on a hunting trip was the Big Coverup. Nothing so innocent with these guys. Not like Paul Newman and […]
Posted inColumns
Ps&Qs: Let’s put AI in D.C.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the film “Idiocracy.” Have you seen it? While not an award-winning film, I have to recommend watching this movie once. Starring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph, this low-brow comedy uncannily mirrors our society with its cast of misfits, including the elusive third Wilson brother, Andrew, as Beef Supreme […]
Posted inColumns
Ps & Qs: Trump steals your candy, baby
Happy New Year! Dear gods, please let us turn it around in 2026… I think we can all agree that when Trumpty Dumpty finally falls off the wall, it’s going to take all of us to put this country back together again. I used to think that there was a basement level standard for U.S. […]
Posted inColumns
Ps & Qs: Pro-life for the planet
This column is dedicated to Paul Weyrich and the nuns. One of my biggest fears is instant reincarnation. When people have a near-death experience, they often report seeing a light at the end of a tunnel. But what if that light is the fluorescent bulb in the delivery room, and boom! — you’re on to […]
Posted inColumns
Ps&Qs: Zero-sum thirty
I’ve been calling Congressman Jeff Hurd’s office on a regular basis — and no, not just when I’m drunk. The last aide I spoke with was named Carter. He sounded rather bored, then he audibly yawned while on the phone with me. “Wow,” I said, thinking, “This feels very dystopian. Most Americans are just trying […]
Posted inOpinion
Ps&Qs: Jeanie Bueller rides again
“Oh, fine. What’s this? What’s his problem?” (Jeanie Bueller) “He doesn’t feel well.” (Joyce Bueller) “Yeah, right. Dry that one out and you can fertilize the lawn.” “Jeanie? Is that you? Jeanie? I can’t see that far …” (Ferris Bueller) “Bite the big one, Junior.” “Thank you, Jeanie. You get to school.” (Joyce) “Wait, you’re […]
Posted inColumns
Ps&Qs: Irish democracy, making the federal government impotent
Apparently, I have a doppelganger. And no, it’s not my sister. Years ago, before my younger sister moved back to town, I would get random questions like, “Why didn’t you wave back at me?!” Or, “Hey, when did you start working at NAPA?” And recently, a friend told me she was calling my name across […]
Posted inColumns
Ps&Qs: Coincidence and doll parts on Twining Flats Road
This life is crazy: full of beauty and wonder, but with a dark and dirty underside. The enactment of Project 2025 has us sliding down a hill as steep as any slope on Aspen Mountain, right toward fascism. Before the Heritage Foundation took hold of our government by the short hairs, the old rats-in-a-cage analogy […]
Posted inColumns
Ps & Qs: Twenty years
Editor’s note (2005): The Valley Journal debuts a new columnist this week, adding to our slate of local voices and divergent viewpoints. Roaring Fork Valley native Jeannie Perry’s “Ps & Qs” will appear monthly in the VJ. Jeannie was born in Aspen and grew up in the Valley — part of the Perry ranching family […]