Will Rogers said, ‘Get someone else to blow our horn and the sound will carry twice as far.? I watch a lot of sports on television. The majors, baseball, football and basketball get most of my sports viewing time. Please note I wrote ‘viewing? time. None of them get much of my listening time. The […]
So far this fall I’ve got on my little John Deere tractor, snow blade in place, and pushed the snow aside twice. It wasn’t so long ago I’d complain to myself, bemoaning the task at hand . . . that of clearing the driveway, steps and sidewalk of snow. Nowadays I’ve come to an understanding […]
The other day, a 30-something guy asked me who, in my younger days, were my favorite singers. I tried to come up with names. Hazel loved Perry Como. I didn’t have a favorite singer, but I could name lots of comedians. I have a picture of Red Skelton hanging in front of me right now. […]
Thanksgiving Day – The only family ‘day? we had in my growing up years. Our father didn’t observe Christmas and made it a point to book his railroad job every December 25. But we feasted on Thanksgiving. Usually, we had goose. Dad liked goose, probably because more it had dark meat. He made the dressing. […]
Thanksgiving Day – The only family ‘day? we had in my growing up years. Our father didn’t observe Christmas and made it a point to book his railroad job every December 25. But we feasted on Thanksgiving. Usually, we had goose. Dad liked goose, probably because more it had dark meat. He made the dressing. […]
Recession may feel like Depression, but ‘taint? Early in everybody’s growing up years they’ve heard the expression: ‘The first liar doesn’t have a chance.? Well, listen to this one. Economists and other fabricators, like Democrats and Republicans, say the current economic slowdown has been going on for over 10 months. Then comes an up-beater who […]
I love those offers on television that end with the product pusher yelling, ‘If you order right now I’ll send you Great Britain, the Suez Canal and Oahu. I’ll even pay the shipping and handling.? Or something like that. – – – 0 – – – It’s good that we have these 22-month-long national political […]
Mary had a little lamb, and the doctor fainted! – – – 0 – – – I had to take a week off from Jottings last week for what Dr. Portnoy made sound like minor surgery. ‘We’re just going to scrape one of the discs in your back to ease your leg pain.? For the […]
In my early newspapering days I took an interest in Senator Everett Dirksen, Illinois. He was minority leader of the U. S. Senate. My interest probably came from working for a man whose interest in politics was deep. My publisher was Enoch ‘Ink? White, and he was one of the writers of our present state […]
In my early newspapering days I took an interest in Senator Everett Dirksen, Illinois. He was minority leader of the U. S. Senate. My interest probably came from working for a man whose interest in politics was deep. My publisher was Enoch ‘Ink? White, and he was one of the writers of our present state […]