I was raised on a farm. Well, that’s not exactly correct. What my dad did was not exactly ‘farming.? He liked farming, but we never rented more than 40 acres. Dad would till with his Terraplane, or whatever kind of car he owned at the time. And, Dad loved hogs. Big hogs. When we took […]
Maybe too many things are just not going my way lately, but I’m getting upset more often, quicker and it’s taking longer to get over. Too, it could be my aging. However, I really believe my rising temper has more to do with this extensive political season. I spent a lifetime writing news — maybe […]
I’ve often wondered how the word ‘politician? got into Webster’s dictionary. Webster was thoughtful enough to leave out other obscene words. Seriously, folks. Have you ever heard the word politician used as a word of praise, kindness or eulogy? Mark Twain and Will Rogers are more often quoted for their uncomplimentary politician comments than their […]
Maybe too many things are just not going my way lately, but I’m getting upset more often, quicker and it’s taking longer to get over. Too, it could be my aging. However, I really believe my rising temper has more to do with this extensive political season. I spent a lifetime writing news — maybe […]
Hey, even Jim “Steady Eddy” Sherman, Sr., needs a break once in a while. His column returns next week! Be there, aloha!
It’s that great, new year when we golf club swingers expect pars and get double bogies. When we realize we learned nothing watching the pros at the Masters, when we still need a lot of luck to get a decent score and again accept that the best part of golf is the 19th hole. We’ve […]
Comments on comments by commentators . . . . . .Well, not just audio commentators, some are print types. First, Susan Tompor’s advice for those with debt anxiety. She’s a Detroit Free Press business writer. ? Own stock in companies that do business overseas. (That tells us what she thinks of our in-country business climate.) […]
I took a poll, an unscientific poll, with predictable results because I made up the questions. Questions asked in polls, I believe, are made up to direct the answerer to respond in ways assuring the questioner’s sponsors get the percentages they are paying for or expect. My poll has no sponsors. It was taken in […]
At the Meijer store in Oxford there is sometimes a man at the checkout register with no left arm. The first time I went through his checkout, I, of course, noticed the absence of said appendage, but said nothing. Dave Kalmanir’s as quick a checker-outer as anyone, has a fine personality and obviously a hard […]
Had lunch recently with longtime friend and fellow senior. As often happens with we generationalists, the topic quickly went to the economy. Pete started it with, ‘These people today don’t know what a recession is. I stood on a stool washing dishes in my dad’s diner in Pontiac at age six and left that stool […]