Happy new year! Oh boy, these days it seems like each year is better than the next… just kidding — sort of. We went through the ringer last year: pestilence, poverty, politicians who were ready to burn it all down and hang the vice president on the front steps of the capitol. This was the […]
Jeannie Perry
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Ps & Qs: A great place to be… yourself
I recently self-published a compilation of Ps & Qs (available on Amazon until there are enough discarded copies in the world to find one through www.betterworldbooks.com). Rereading my column was like traveling back through time, and it reinforced the old adage, “The more things change, the more I want to move to Pago Pago.” Here’s […]
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Halting the machines of war
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me… You will flee your home and country just to survive. You will miss spending holidays with your friends and family because you will be living in […]
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Ps&Qs: Ghosts of Christmas past
All I want this Christmas is joy, prosperity, and a collective sense of harmony. But, like the jaded characters in every Hallmark Christmas movie, I mostly just feel anxious and worried as I count down the days… And I have serious doubts about Santa’s ability to fix this by Christmas. Apparently, I’m not the only […]