Many times I’ve told our son Jim to not spend a lot of money on my funeral. Keep it short and simple, I say. There won’t be many people there and don’t bore them. Don’t spend a lot of money to put me away. Well, I think Jim got a little tired hearing it. Recently […]
Do you feel cheated when your toothpaste, ointment or lotion tube spurts air after the first, short squeeze? Do you find your first thought gives way to anger when there’s a second spurt of air from the same tube? I do! If you do perhaps you’ll understand the multiple emotions I experienced while squeezing numerous […]
The subject of this column is a rarity: It’s to praise the work of a government agency, the United States Postal Service. I know, I know, we love our local carriers, but criticize the USPS overall for whatever reason. A few weeks ago, I dropped several letters in a depository outside the Lake Orion Post […]
Enthusiastic, excitable, generous, dedicated and very likeable – Jack Magee. Jack had three homes. One was, of course, his residence. Another was his Oxford Barber Shop in the house behind the red and white striped ‘pole? on East Burdick Street. The third home would be whatever golf course he was on at the time. Jack […]
Our granddaughter, Karen Offer, earned her degree in interior design last year. The world being what it is, she worked in a Vail, Colorado golf pro shop this past summer and will teach skiing there starting in a couple weeks. She came home last week to see her dog and parents (in that order). Her […]
The following was sent to us anonymously, but dollars to doughnuts it came from a male. It’s a reprint from Housekeeping Monthly, dated 13 May 1955. ? Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know […]
This is the third in my series on Henry Ford, recounted from the 1938 Detroit Free Press columns by Iffy The Dopester (Malcomb Bingay.) Titled ‘Who does Henry Ford think he is?” We first repeated the story of Ford rejecting the New Dealers early in the century, then came his $5 a day plan, then […]
Several weeks ago daughter Luan asked if she could have grandson Dan’s graduation party at our house. ‘Of course, good idea,? I said. ‘We’ll probably use the garage for the food,? Luan added. ‘Fine,? I said. A few days later some word absorption started. A lot of people will come to our house. Maybe I […]
A Jottings re-run: Playing 6-man football (Since we are now in the height of the high school, college and professional football seasons, I thought it would be nice to rerun this column from August 22, 1965. — Jim Sherman, Sr.) Being a plus-200 pounder and it being football season, I’m often asked if I played […]
Here to inform and be a little offensive Was learning cursive really necessary? It’s become a habit for me to tune in Channel 7 (ABC) at 5 p.m. to see and hear the local area news. Unfortunately, I’m often a bit early, which gives me the last few minutes of the Oprah Winfrey Show. In […]