Author Archives: Jammie Karlman

Dollar Makes You Holler — Umbrella

I thought this item would be appropriate, seeing as how the north state is preparing for a deluge right now. Plus, I started having flashbacks to the time when Bjorn and I were in New York City and unprepared for … Continue reading

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Pitfalls of being a pumpkin

I bet it’s hard being a pumpkin around this time of year. As soon as there’s a nip in the air, they must know some truly frightful things are going to happen. The torture devices come out: spoons, knives, forks. … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Daim

While strolling the aisles of Cost Plus World Market (btw: did this name ever strike anyone else as unfortunate? It sounds like the store is advertising that its prices get jacked up. However, a plethora of goodies are to be … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – ‘I Voted’ sticker

Provisional clerk Bob Bartlett wears an “I Voted” sticker on his head at the polling station at El Dorado County Senior Center in El Dorado Hills, Calif., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Randall Benton) … Continue reading

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Fairy Tales never looked so good

Photo via abc.com Jamie Chung (left) plays Mulan and Sarah Bolger is Princess Aurora/Sleeping Beauty on ABC’s TV show, “Once Upon a Time.” I love me some “Once Upon a Time,” that TV show on ABC that posits that fairy … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler! Prince Polo candy bars

The people at Costplus World Market have cleverly put their discounted items rack right next to their drink samples, enticing cheap skates to actually buy something instead of just mooching free drinks off of them. Their strategy worked on me. … Continue reading

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In Hindsight: Putting the fun into funeral

Her name was Eladia. It’s a wonderful, musical name, but I called her Grandma. She died in August of this year, in the Philippines. I have to admit, I considered not going to the funeral. There just seemed to be … Continue reading

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Dollar Make You Holler: Almond Roca

Don’t be fooled by the “English Toffee-pieces with nuts” adverbabble on the front–this is Almond Roca, albeit in slightly shabbier form. The packaging may say “Factory Seconds,” but these gold-foil-wrapped lovelies are still tops in taste in my book. They … Continue reading

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Presidential debates — now that’s entertainment

Full disclosure: I’m not that into politics. To me, it was a topic that engendered conversation that either devolved into frenzied shouting matches of unparalleled meanness, or mushroomed into nauseatingly smug party babble that was basically, “Yay, we’re on the … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Owl Felt Bags

I WILL give a hoot when a bag is this cute. Future trick-or-treaters, take note: If you show up at my door with this bag I will give you MORE candy just because I approve of your style sense. Plus, … Continue reading

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