According to one reader Lapeer, all my Jottings columns are nonsense. I have a file labeled ‘nonsense.? This writing comes from that file: ? Snowmobiling is a great way to get away from people yelling, ‘Fore!? ? Lexus automobile advertising is very open in who their customers can be. ‘Lexus: Leases for the well qualified!? […]
Sunday, February 9 was a gorgeous day, cloudless and sun-filled. The hint of spring after a series of bitterly cold, snow driven days. Visiting daughter Susan about noon, I learned her dog, Amber, had taken advantage of the weather and wandered away. Susan found her walking a sidewalk a quarter mile away. It was late […]
Redefining ‘ethics,? but understanding ‘change? Sorry Jottings readers, but I’m impelled to get into the presidential appointing process that’s nearing its 30th day. We all know about Hillary’s background, which hardly qualifies her for what we’ve always thought is our negotiator to the world, but we’ve made excuses for her. Then came President Obama’s nominee […]
Some readers may recall seeing a similar column ten years ago. For three decades before that Elizabeth Baldwin frightened and enlivened acquaintances with ‘tricks.? She knew I hated green peppers, so they were a frequent gift from her to me. And, I gave her a pepper plant, potted and ribboned, in return. I wrote originally […]
Happiness is: Good snow and my John Deere ‘Tis Sunday morning, January 11, 2009, and everything is right with the world. The snow accumulation overnight was somewhere between six inches and six feet, depending on which liar ended the conversation. It was a delightful sight. The brilliantly red cardinals were feasting in the sunlight with […]
Not many weeks pass without someone’s dog being featured in a news story about how they cared for a family member while they are suffering. Ma’dog Shayna isn’t a headline seeker, witness her recent reaction to my suffering body. I had, to me, a severe stomachache. Whatever relief I could bring, didn’t last long. As […]
Not many weeks pass without someone’s dog being featured in a news story about how they cared for a family member while they are suffering. Ma’dog Shayna isn’t a headline seeker, witness her recent reaction to my suffering body. I had, to me, a severe stomachache. Whatever relief I could bring, didn’t last long. As […]
I’m not a pessimist! I’m not a pessimist! I’m not a pessimist! But, doubt creeps in when I read the ancient Mayans said we are in the cusp of the end times, the end of a galactic day or time period. Their calendar ends on the end of the winter solstice, December 12, 2012. Scholars […]
We tv news watchers all have our favorite deliverers. Oh, they change through the years as retirements, etc. take their toll. I’ve gone from Edward R. Morrow to Paul Harvey to Walter Cronkite to Dan Rather, etc. Then I ran across Brit Hume. He’d been covering national politics a long time before he showed up […]
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