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  • Words to sleep by

    While most kids his age have their noses stuck in portable video games, my 8-year-old son has had his nose stuck in books for most of this year and especially this summer.

  • Nothing happening

    There's nothing to do. It's a common refrain I've heard from children to young co-workers to old people like me. But a couple of Saturdays ago, I indeed had nothing to do. It seemed that no one around me really had anything to do, either. And I'd forgotten how nice that can be.

  • Safe jobs

    After conducting numerous analyses of the markets, tracking trends on Wall Street and running various computer models of financial forecasts, it is with much confidence that I can tell you that our nation's economy is as valuable as one warm bucket of hamster vomit. OK, maybe two.

  • Palin, purity & puh-leez

    Warning: The following column is politically incorrect. Furthermore, the person writing it is hopelessly politically incorrect and doesn't really care. Therefore, if you are a touchy, whiny, oversensitive person, stop reading now. I implore you. Unless you just want to see how I can cover Sarah Palin, the Jonas Brothers and a cute, young waitress in one column .