By Jerry Zezima It’s a good thing I’m not a business magnate because I couldn’t sell refrigerators in Death Valley. If I could, I’d be a refrigerator magnate. But it turns out that I can sell peppermint pretzels and mint truffles. And I did, in astonishing amounts, when I recently worked for two days as […]
I just found out that I have some surprisingly valuable art hanging on the walls of my house. I am also in possession of a remarkably prized collection of rare, antique shoes. But more on those in a minute. I live a modest lifestyle, but you should know that many of […]
Wealth, Freedom, Fortune. These are the things that most people dream of. And for good reason – who doesn’t want to be wealthy and free? But the sad truth is that becoming a millionaire is hard. Like, really hard. In fact, most people will never become millionaires. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try! If […]
By Jerry Zezima Laughter, goes an old saying, is the best medicine. And, I would add, because I’m old myself, the cheapest. It was the prescription for a smooth transition from my old doctor, who always told me jokes but is now retiring, to my new physician, who not only has an excellent sense of […]
By Jerry Zezima Here is today’s test in basic arithmetic: If you had two grade schoolers and one college graduate who happens to be the kids’ grandfather, and you gave each of them a math quiz, how many would flunk? Answer: One. If, for extra credit, you guessed the dummy was me, go to the […]
By Jerry Zezima Refrigerators leave me cold. That’s because I can seldom find what I want to eat. After moving around all the contents so I can locate the pickles or the pork chops or whatever I am looking for, I have to ask my wife, Sue, where the heck (not my exact phrasing) that […]
Admittedly, our children and grandchildren know more about technology than we do. They can play enormously sophisticated video games. They know how to Snapchat and TikTok, they can upload photos on iCloud and text using their watch. They can pay for a purchase in the store just . . . just by […]
By Jerry Zezima If the shoe fits, let someone else wear it. That’s my motto now that I have donated four pairs of clodhoppers to my granddaughters’ school fundraiser. Usually, fundraisers are held so parents and grandparents can shell out the equivalent of a mortgage payment for items like candy, games, wrapping paper, Tupperware, microwave […]
By Jerry Zezima My wife’s car is for the birds. So I took it to a car wash. Sue asked me to take care of business after a fouling flock that nests in a big oak whose branches overhang the driveway did its business all over her previously pristine vehicle. That’s how I ended up […]
By Jerry Zezima When I think of the dogs I’ve had in my life — my boyhood pooch, Daisy; my adulthood companion, Lizzie; and my granddog, Maggie — the thing I remember best is that they were always happy to see me. And they proved it by barking excitedly and slobbering all over my pants. […]
