During my months of rehab from my hip surgery in February, I saw a few doctors. We chatted a few times until I heard two of them tell me they don’t read newspapers. Neither of them watch news on television either. They use the tv to view old movies and reruns. Personally, I watch tv […]
Editor’s Note: This week we celebrate the return of Jim’s Jottings after much too long of an absence from our pages. However, we should note Mr. Sherman’s column will not be a weekly page 7 feature as before. Instead, he will write them whenever inspiration strikes. Enjoy. Prior to February 26, 2013, I had some […]
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 […]
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, […]
I think this phrase came from a Broadway show Stop The World I Want To Get Off: ‘I just want it to slow down so I can get a handle on it.? It was hard enough to follow our own three kids become adults, but watching the grandkids grow has been nothing short of turning […]
It’s been over three weeks since Jottings has been live, and in a way that’s good. Had we been live recently, chances are we would have offered two gift ideas that would lighten your change drawer, while being totally unnecessary. Some days before Christmas, Hallmark’s Holiday Gifts folder came in my mail. Not having been […]
When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren Dan and Karen Offer (inset picture) 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 […]
When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren Dan and Karen Offer (inset picture) 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 […]
Ah, ’tis the season for giving and forgiving. ‘Tis the giving season, and the gimme season. Never in my extended lifetime have I been exposed to so many so-called charitable organizations. I heard the number of new organizations that were started on the East coast since Sandy blew in. It’s huge, but Scrooge that I […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL PROJECT: Maintenance of the Charter Township of Brandon Community Park for 2013 AGENCY: Charter Township of Brandon Brandon Township Parks & Recreation 395 Mill Street, P.O. Box 929 Ortonville, MI 48462-0929 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Web Site: www.brandontownship.us CONTACT: Fred Waybrant, Director of Parks & Recreation. Ph: […]