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  • I Am Curious…Golden

    Posted on July 22nd, 2008 in HOWDINI by admin

    Yesterday as I was rushing to a doctor’s appointment, a man approached me just in front of the subway entrance.

    “Excuse me, madam,” he said, “may I ask you a question without appearing to be rude or offensive?”

    The man was in worn out jeans, a long sleeve plaid button down shirt, and sandals with socks. He had about seven teeth. …

  • Cindy McCain, Give Me a Little Credit

    Posted on July 14th, 2008 in HOWDINI by admin

    I always thought I was an excellent shopper until I read that Cindy McCain, in one month, ran up an American Express bill of 500 thousand dollars on one account, and about 250 thousand on the other. Now, unless you’re charging a Maserati, or a condo at the beach, it’s not easy to run up three quarters of a …

  • About This Blogger

    • Helen Jonsen is Editor-in-Chief of Howdini, a broadcast journalist turned digital and social media communicator. She has traveled extensively and covered news in the US and Australia. She is mom to four and aunt to many. For fun, she enjoys photography, hand-painting rooms and furniture, creating costumes, scrapbooking and gardening (growing weeds mostly). She has been known to let her children draw on walls and invite their friends to do the same!
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    • While hundreds of how to videos await you at Howdini, The Howdini Blog is where you’ll find out what goes on behind the scenes.  We blog about what’s hot, what’s new, what makes us laugh, and sometimes, what drives us crazy.  It’s our chance to share our opinions, and it’s your chance, too.  Feel free to post a comment…please!