Jane Stillwater’s 2nd Report: — A review of the US troop chow hall in Kuwait: Would Michelin give it three stars?
A review of the
By Jane
http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com
I’m at an unnamed
My first impression upon walking into the airbase commissary tent was, “Wow!” They handed me a plate and then served me one-fourth of a chicken, broccoli, mashed potatoes and green beans. High-end cafeteria food but tasty and lots of it. I heaped up on that. Then I noticed the salad bar. Mama, I’m home! Vitamins. High fiber. Anti-oxidants. Fruit. Eat your vegetables, troops!
Then I discovered the salad bar. And the coffee bar. And the juice bar. And the soda bar and the cold bottled water. “But Jane,” I asked myself. “What about dessert?”
Chocolate pudding and ice cream bars. Not Chez Panisse or nothing but good. And the ambiance was great. For an Army canteen, it was like Better Homes and Gardens — red table cloths and silken flowers tastefully arranged in ceramic vases. Plus lots of really hot dudes dressed in khaki and camo walking around with automatic weapons slung over their shoulders.
I was about to give this place a whole bunch of Michelin stars for sure — but when I finally sat down at my tastefully-decorated table and started to eat, I discovered that every wall in the chow hall had at least two giant plasma TVs
Jane Stillwater’s 1st Report: — The Great American Dream still exists — in Iraq!
Greetings from
Here’s my first dispatch:
The Great American Dream still exists — in
By Jane
http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com
You know how we all thought that the American economy was going down-hill? It’s not true! We’re just not looking in the right places. Look closer — the 1950s American economic miracle isn’t dead. It’s still going on. People are still getting well-paying jobs. Mortgages are still being paid off. Jobs are available everywhere. You can find one just for the asking. Three cars in your garage? No problem. No money worries, no debts. Decent jobs are out there begging. Yes, the 1950s American economic miracle is still happening.
Only it’s happening in
How spooky, how weird, how de-ja-voo. While American cities are rotting and American children go to sleep hungry at night, there still is a land — far far away — where everything is as it was before our present economic American Easter egg cracked.
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