Friday dawned a nice day. I decided to drive my handy John Deere out to get the morning paper. It’s about 100 feet from the garage door to the mailbox. As soon as I took the paper from the box, my John Deere quit running. Oops, out of gas. I’m in my pajamas and robe, […]
Some months ago I experienced a bout of depression. It was short-lived and apparently treatable. During that time I learned Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln also had this ailment. It was not comforting. * * * When I see a newspaper headline ‘Numbers,? I read it. Did you know the U. N. needs $40 million […]
* Ever notice in American Airlines commercials about how easy they say it is to get seating? And the camera shows two guys on a practically empty plane? * Question: What/who buys the most time on tv these days: lawyers or sellers of gold? * Three bits of wisdom for golfers: Take extra time when […]
My advice to reporters who think they’d like to become columnists is to think about a topic for a week, then write. As far as I can remember none took my advise. Most just waited until deadline and hoped something appears. I took my column planning a bit further after taking the advice of an […]
It has become obvious to this slow thinker that I’m never going to get over my Depression era rearing. I came to that conclusion recently (I told you I’m a slow thinker) during my attempt to put a smooth finish on some plywood. I had stained it and applied a coat of Polyurethane, sanding the […]
January 7, 2004 The Detroit News printed golf etiquette tips that ‘demonstrate respect for playing partners and the game.? It should have been run with the comics, not on a sports page. In season, I play golf four days a week. To pick up an occasional win one has to sneeze, scratch or wave to […]
When I remind you that I had exactly 14 days of U.S vs. Japan wartime experience you know my stories are few. However, with so much tsunami-Japan-Pacific exposure I’m prompted to print something. Our first assignment on March 23, 1945 was to deliver a shipload of Griesedieck beer through the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. […]
It was only a matter of time until some advertising genius convinced a product maker that midriffs could double as billboards. Perhaps I’ve missed it, but I don’t recall any previous use of this skinned area besides Rowan and Martin’s television show ‘Laugh-In? when I think they used that section of Goldie Hawn in comedy […]
ut first, did you miss me last week? Wow! I haven’t been knocked so low by a cold in decades. However, during my recovery a tsunami disrupted the world and gave me a comparison to my own suffering. It’s a male thing. Things are worse for me. What happened in Japan prompted war-time thinking, experiences […]
Be still your beating hearts. Jim’s Jottings shall return!