{"id":2562,"date":"2011-02-06T21:04:51","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T05:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2011-02-07T09:44:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T17:44:44","slug":"why-are-they-calling-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/why-are-they-calling-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are they calling me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was invited to appear on the View this month but declined. I felt a bit uneasy because it’s February and feel-good stories like Jenny’s Heroes aren’t sensational enough for sweeps. They said they just wanted to see what I’m up to but I doubt that, so I declined. Last year, I was also asked to host Jack LaLanne’s infomercial but I’ve been turning down infomercials for years. But wait a minute – he was almost a hundred years old! Were they looking for someone to appeal to his demographic? Did Betty White turn them down? Olivia De Havilland not available?<\/p>\n

Then last week, someone called about hosting an infomercial for something called Lifestyle Lift. \u00a0Here’s a picture from their website:<\/p>\n

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Why are they calling me? This is a facelift! Do you suppose I was going to be the new “before” & “after?” What’s next? “Now, here’s Jenny Jones to tell you about the new Ortho-Med Shower Chair!” Should I stock up if Depends go on sale? Maybe my car isn’t the only thing that needs some work but I won’t let this get me down. I still have my teeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was invited to appear on the View this month but declined. I felt a bit uneasy because it’s February and feel-good stories like Jenny’s Heroes aren’t sensational enough for sweeps. They said they just wanted to see what I’m up to but I doubt that, so I declined. Last year, I was also asked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dear-diary","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t