When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren pictured on the wall (Dan and Karen Offer) 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 […]
Seems like there’s way too much of everything on the tube. Of course, my having a way too long viewing time has something to do with my thinking. Take football ferinstance. There aren’t enough number ones allowed to teams with so many ultra-ego players and so many coaches who promise number ones in recruiting. I […]
This is the fifth and last in my series on Henry Ford, 1863-1947. This will be some highlights in his career, as written in The Automotive News on the 100th birthday of Ford, 1963. ? In June 1903, after two failed attempts by Henry Ford to start the auto company, he joined with 11 investors […]
This is the fourth in my series on Henry Ford, recounted from the 1938 Detroit Free columns by Iffy the Dopester (aka Malcomb Bingay.) Titled ‘Who does Henry Ford think he is?? I first repeated the story of Ford rejecting the New Dealers early in the century, then came his $5 a day plan, then […]
I’ve been writing Jottings for over 50 years. That means 50 Thanksgivings I could have written about. But as I looked back to see if there was one I could repeat for this Thanksgiving, I found none. This year as I thought about writing this holiday column my mind went quickly to my wife, Hazel. […]
I’ve been writing Jottings for over 50 years. That means 50 Thanksgivings I could have written about. But as I looked back to see if there was one I could repeat for this Thanksgiving, I found none. This year as I thought about writing this holiday column my mind went quickly to my wife, Hazel. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]