I was roasted April 12 to the extent the meat thermometer stuck into me, burst its bulb, and my skin turned a dark shade of crust. I felt a deep concern for the people who orally expressed cruelty toward me that would make a water-boarder envious. Following each stabbing there was laughing approval for both […]
People who know me come in through our attached garage, rap hard on the door and wait for me to yell, “C’mon in!” Recently the person who came in was a clown. He lives on Big Fish Lake, near Ortonville. That’s the same lake son Jim and his wife Linda live on. Everybody knows everybody […]
Leaky tanks. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a news junky. I read and hear lots of messages from Washington and Lansing. I sit a little straighter when one of our boys and girls say something that had crossed my mind from time to time. I’m particularly attentive when the topic is cutting expenses. Where are […]
A long time ago, in my early newspapering days, I took an interest in Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois. He was minority leader of the US Senate. His low voice and slow delivery speeches were like magnets to me. Too many politicians today speak fast, double talk, over talk and otherwise seem to have a […]
Why do all the hour-long news shows feel they have to have a segment on cooking? Maybe only the Fox News Channel does it, but all the other channels are liberal, and I ain’t so sure maybe they aren’t (doing cooking shows). But I do have opinions about cooking shows, and here are a couple […]
It seems like our governmental leaders, and would-be DC leaders, are hell-bent on making us a dependent nation. The President is leading the effort to widen the dole base and shrink the work force. Our Obamanation is presenting thoughts that make the word ‘work? an unacceptable curse word. How wrong this is. I’ve been in […]
I’m sure you get cold calls, as I do, between 10:30 a.m. and noon. These calls come too often from electric companies, gas, phone and other monopolies. Their research teams have rightly found that we seniors are available during those couple hours. ‘Could I speak to the person who handles this account?? The following thoughts […]
A big percent of Americans can be talked, or sold into anything. Like hand sanitizers, but only if they are used correctly, according to an article I read a few Sunday’s ago. Of course, the only reason I read it was to confirm my belief that I should have died years ago from shaking hands […]
First, too often we voters are not offered really good people on a ballot. Second, companies do not always hire totally fair, unprejudiced, honest firms to help them reach new growth goals. In both cases, openings can come up that bring less than honest (even totally dishonest) people into the mix. Think of the recent […]
Now that the pro football season is all but over, you can look for changes for the Washington Redskins. In keeping with the movement to not offend anyone, I expect management will drop “Washington” from the team name. Even Obama is encouraging a change. Of course, he could just mandate it. * * * It […]