Joanne Palmer
Freelance Columnist
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Joanne Palmer writes a weekly lifestyle and humor column for the Steamboat Pilot & Today. It appears on Sundays in the D section. Contact her at jpalmer@springsips.com
Recent Stories
Joanne Palmer: Foot-long hot dogs and the Tippler
Don't expect to find anything healthy to eat at a college football game. No one is selling veggie burgers, smoothies or fruit salads. You can, however, expect to find foot-long hot dogs, brats and burgers glistening with grease.
Joanne Palmer: The answer lady
When will I find a job? When will the recession be over? When will my house sell? Bee Herz has the answers. Herz is a psychic medium. Faced with conflicting and confusing news reports about the economy, the recession and the housing market, some people are getting their information from alternative sources.
Joanne Palmer: Sales draw all kinds
The balance in my checkbook has barely recovered from the SmartWool sale and SSWSC Ski & Sport Swap when, much to my delight, I spied with my little eye one more - the Mountain Hardware Wholesale Inventory sale this Saturday.
Joanne Palmer: Football, I'm just not into you
Sorry, Broncos, but I don't care about your season
Lock me up. Throw away the key. Revoke my Colorado driver's license. I don't like football. I don't watch football. I am not a Broncos fan.
Joanne Palmer: Gadgets and gizmos? I prefer friends, follies
Fall and winter have collided. The result? A dazzling display of frosted trees, buttery aspen leaves and "snain" - that half snow, half rain thing that's been falling from the sky.
Joanne Palmer: The art of quirky behavior
I love odd behavior. I love it so much I keep a running list of strange habits and quirky behavior in a notebook on my desk. On my list are things like, "Wearing a baseball cap to bed," "Can't kiss in the bathroom," and "Sorting M&M candy by color."
Joanne Palmer: Cookies and washcloths cure all
Chocolate always makes me feel better, and chocolate and chicken soup together may pack the punch I need to send this cruddy head cold packing.
Joanne Palmer: Live longer - kiss your wife
I just finished reading "The Book of Useless Information," a quirky little reference book that is oddly uplifting. It is compiled by The Useless Information Society, which seems like a lofty title for people who come up with factoids.
Joanne Palmer: Octagon or octo-mom?
I hate math. Which is why I sometimes have to have a little help from People magazine. This horrifying realization came to me the other night when my son quizzed me on his math homework.
Joanne Palmer: When Facebook goes to the dogs
Profile: Woof, I'm Bowser, a bearded collie. My owner spends so much time on social networking sites that I decided to give it a try, too. I guess the first thing I need to do is post some information about myself and try to make friends.
