We always loved our new-car smell. I’ve owned a lot of new cars of various models over the years. Loved the smell. However, the approval was not unanimous. Of course, few things are. But, nowadays car makers are engineering out that new car smell. And, for good reason. A good friend realized a year or […]
I’ve often wondered how many cars Ford, GM, Chrysler, etc., build and destroy before they get to a showroom. We didn’t hear of crash testing when Henry Ford and Walter Chrysler were getting started, but we didn’t hear ‘Call Sam? commercials much, either. Today crash testing is a must. One such company that does a […]
Be still your beating hearts. Jim’s Jottings shall return!
ut first, did you miss me last week? Wow! I haven’t been knocked so low by a cold in decades. However, during my recovery a tsunami disrupted the world and gave me a comparison to my own suffering. It’s a male thing. Things are worse for me. What happened in Japan prompted war-time thinking, experiences […]
When I remind you that I had exactly 14 days of U.S vs. Japan wartime experience you know my stories are few. However, with so much tsunami-Japan-Pacific exposure I’m prompted to print something. Our first assignment on March 23, 1945 was to deliver a shipload of Griesedieck beer through the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. […]
Jim Sherman, Sr.’s weekly column, Jim’s Jottings, will return next week!
My advice to reporters who think they’d like to become columnists is to think about a topic for a week, then write. As far as I can remember none took my advise. Most just waited until deadline and hoped something appears. I took my column planning a bit further after taking the advice of an […]
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 […]
* Ever notice in American Airlines commercials about how easy they say it is to get seating? And the camera shows two guys on a practically empty plane? * Question: What/who buys the most time on tv these days: lawyers or sellers of gold? * Three bits of wisdom for golfers: Take extra time when […]
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 […]