by Jan Chapman | Jul 16, 2009 | Opinion
I tried on bathing suits at a department store recently, and I have to admit that I looked adorable. Adorable as in 25 years ago and four months’ pregnant. But that is not really a very cute look on me now. My kindest friends have tried to reassure me by...
by Jan Chapman | May 18, 2009 | Opinion
I worked in a television newsroom in the late ’70s. Back then, the most inflammatory phrase you could attach to a person’s name was “Vietnam veteran”… as in: “Vietnam veteran Joe Smith has been arrested today and is expected to be...
by Jan Chapman | Apr 1, 2009 | Opinion
When I try thinking about myself in relation to executives at AIG who received taxpayer bonus money, I see a little kid kicking the dirt and telling the schoolyard bully she can keep my lunch money because I wasn’t hungry anyway. Sure, we’re mad but what...
by Jan Chapman | Feb 22, 2009 | Opinion
My husband and I took a private dance lesson Saturday. We’ve been married since “I Love Lucy” was in reruns, and we’ve never danced. It seemed like something we should try. The instructor was kind and patient and didn’t laugh at us once. One, two,...
by Jan Chapman | Feb 4, 2009 | Opinion
Sixty-five commercials during Super Bowl XLIII. That means, on average, each ad you saw during the game on NBC cost $3.1 million. Man … we Americans are an expensive date! While our Congress debates a $900-billion stimulus package to jump start the economy, we...
