Jottings
Jim Sherman, Sr.’s weekly column, Jim’s Jottings, will return next week!
Name the hard workers? Golf, news leads same
Of course this is an exaggeration, but every person running for office, promoting new legislation or defending their record, uses this reason: ? . . . for the hard-working people who deserve it!? I’d like to see their definition of ‘hard-working people.? It ain’t me! It’s not the people in my diminishing circle. Nor is […]
Name the hard workers? Golf, news leads same
Of course this is an exaggeration, but every person running for office, promoting new legislation or defending their record, uses this reason: ? . . . for the hard-working people who deserve it!? I’d like to see their definition of ‘hard-working people.? It ain’t me! It’s not the people in my diminishing circle. Nor is […]
Money’s there for techno i-anything gadgets
Our economy is in the toilet! Soup lines are longer than in 1933! Everyone is losing their homes, cars and jobs! There’s no money left for bread and milk! What a bunch of hooey! Apple brought out a new gadget Friday, July 11th. People started lining up for the new iPhone the night before. Lines […]
Money’s there for techno i-anything gadgets
Our economy is in the toilet! Soup lines are longer than in 1933! Everyone is losing their homes, cars and jobs! There’s no money left for bread and milk! What a bunch of hooey! Apple brought out a new gadget Friday, July 11th. People started lining up for the new iPhone the night before. Lines […]
Ford demure in letter; Your Social Security
In March, I traded my mini-van for a Ford Edge. An Edge is a lot shorter than a mini-van. It also has fewer conveniences like a remote to open the back gate. Odd how we can get used to automatic things when we got by for years with manual things. Anyway, a couple things on […]
Ford demure in letter; Your Social Security
In March, I traded my mini-van for a Ford Edge. An Edge is a lot shorter than a mini-van. It also has fewer conveniences like a remote to open the back gate. Odd how we can get used to automatic things when we got by for years with manual things. Anyway, a couple things on […]
Just jotting
It seems to this English-speaking American that automatic answering devices should, by law, be required to say: ‘Touch one for other than English.? Either that or require companies using such requests to do so in person so we can tell them what we think of their service. ? Daughter Susan asked if I wanted to […]
Just jotting
It seems to this English-speaking American that automatic answering devices should, by law, be required to say: ‘Touch one for other than English.? Either that or require companies using such requests to do so in person so we can tell them what we think of their service. ? Daughter Susan asked if I wanted to […]
Some historical words on our Independence Day
The American Creed I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people and for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic: a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon […]