I think it was the mid-70’s when I first learned there was a Pete Kalohn. He cooked and talked in his father’s restaurant in Lake Orion, Gus? Steak House until he opened his own Restaurant, Pete’s Roadhaus in Lake Orion. During all these years his only attempt at silence was when he swallowed. He’s an […]
When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren Dan and Karen Offer (below) were small enough to fit on my knees. It was 1988. Dan was 3-years-old and Karen was four-months-old. In that first picture, Karen had no hair, I had more and I still wore a suit and tie to […]
I surely wonder about where we’re headed under Obama’s leadership. Russia’s Putin told the world, ‘Obama’s a liar.? Obama used the words ‘crossed the red line? in a speech to us a year ago. Recently he said, ‘I didn’t say that, they did.? Lie and deny is a habit of our leader. – – – […]
‘Why couldn’t they play cards on the ark?? ‘Because Noah stood on the deck.? – – – o – – – I hear there’s a clause in Obamacare that makes doctors sterilize needles before giving a lethal injection. Cost: $15 million. Economists have forecast nine out of the last five recessions. It ain’t my fault […]
A while back Michigan State defeated Big Ten opponent Iowa in a football game in East Lansing. The Big Ten Network televised the game. I do not know who was responsible for getting the play-by-play announcer, and I guess it doesn’t matter. She failed terribly. That’s right, they put a woman behind the microphone for […]
A brief chronological look of Detroit Before Detroit was Detroit, it was what the Anishinabeg tribes called, Bending River. Prior to the 1600s there were no native settlements along this stretch of river. Instead it was a meeting ground — a place where the Council of Indian Chiefs met to settle tribal difficulties. 1701: Antoine […]
Before Detroit was Detroit, it was what the Anishinabeg tribes called, Bending River. Prior to the 1600s there were no native settlements along this stretch of river. Instead it was a meeting ground — a place where the Council of Indian Chiefs met to settle tribal difficulties. 1701: Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac established Fort […]
I want to thank Isabel Triest, and the coming Thanksgiving calendar, for giving me material for another Jottings. Isabel and her husband, Ed, owned the Sunoco station on S. Washington and Lincoln Streets in Oxford for quite a few years. Recently, she sent me a clipping about ‘grandma’s apron.? I relate it to my mother […]
Following hip surgery last February I was scheduled for physical therapy, to be paid for by Medicare. Though the pulling, bending and stretching did much for strengthening my right leg, my need for a walker remains. Recently, Medicare (a federally supported agency) ceased paying for my therapy. That prompted this thought: I am now 87-years-old […]
About 50 years ago we were taking our daughter Susan and her friend Laurie Davidson to our place in the Upper P. I thought they needed some entertainment, so I started singing, ‘Around the corner and under the tree, a fair young maiden waited there for me. ‘She kissed me once, she kissed me twice. […]