Here, Shayna; come girl; Don’t leave me, Shayna

Here, Shayna; come girl; Don’t leave me, Shayna For exercise I like to walk. And so my dog doesn’t get bored I’ve taken to finding/visiting new, exciting places to exercise. On a recent day the new ‘exciting? place was Meijer’s parking lot in Oxford. It’s a half-mile around the extreme edges of their property, by […]

Awards for which there should be a Day

Awards for which there should be a Day Among the world’s great inventions — for which there should be a week of celebration — is the mute button. A day isn’t enough, give it a week. I don’t bother checking the background for such recognitions, I just know an inventive person came upon the idea […]

Jim’s Jottings

Among the world’s great inventions — for which there should be a week of celebration — is the mute button. A day isn’t enough, give it a week. I don’t bother checking the background for such recognitions, I just know an inventive person came upon the idea of silencing the room while watching either a […]

WWII Marines blamed sailors for inflation trend

I loved the riff between UAW president Ron Gettlefinger and Marine Lt. Col. Joe Rutledge. If you recall, in mid-March Gettlefinger banned Marine reserves from parking their foreign cars with Bush bumper stickers from parking in the Union lot. Nothing wrong so far. Having served in the Navy in the Pacific theater during WWII I […]

Just Jotting, again

Another week, and again I have no single thought. So, I’ll just try to lighten your day. ? A lady was extremely upset because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary. She warned him, ‘Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 10 seconds. […]

Jim’s Jottings

Another week, and again I have no single thought. So, I’ll just try to lighten your day. ? A lady was extremely upset because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary. She warned him, ‘Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 10 seconds. […]

Wanting to go to work vs. having to

It is so much easier on a person when they do something they want to do versus being told they have to. Attitudes are more refreshing, smiles come quicker, life itself is more pleasant and complaints fewer. I don’t recall a time when I fought going to work. When I worked for someone else or […]

There’s a good reason used car sales are up

For Christmas, son Jim and his wife Linda gave my car, a 2008 Ford Edge, a complete detailing from Classic Appreciation in Rochester. When I bought the car from Skalnek Ford the sales person, Kaycy, properly assumed this would be my last new car purchase. When Linda took my car to Rochester for the detailing, […]

Manure spreaders were not invented as a joke

Manure spreaders were not invented as a joke I was born on a farm in Laingsburg, Michigan. Though Dad wasn’t a farmer, he played at it. Other farms we lived on in Shiawassee County were near Bancroft, Durand and Vernon. We had chickens and hogs, not cows, hay, grain or the machinery to plant, care […]

Just Jotting

Time is running out on our Detroit Tigers, and not just in the race for the American League pennant. The Tigers have had a night for the Latinos and a night recognizing Negro league teams. There are many nationalities among the nines who deserve a night. So, let’s salute the Italians, Irish and even the […]

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