Many of us know people, who because of age or health, have had their driving privileges removed. I have never given this a thought, until a brain-dead decision I made recently. I left the hatch-back door of my mini-van up while it was parked in my garage. But unfortunately the 2-car garage door was also […]
Time.com takes flatulence over Henry Ford’s T Time magazine has come out with a list of ?50 Worst Cars of All Time.? We expected to see the Pinto, Edsel and Corvair, but never the Model T. But Los Angeles Times car critic (basher) Dan Neil included the Model T on his list. He wrote: ‘A […]
? Now that so many are using hand-held devices, no one reports UFOs. ? Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, ‘I think I’ll squeeze one of these dangling things and drink whatever comes out? ? I suppose because I drink only black tea, some will call me racist. Brother-in-law […]
When did political polls start? I don’t really want to know. I hear only those that reflect my choices. But, that’s just my way of getting to this Jottings. What started this thinking was a comment made by Wayne, my barber. Which took me back several years. Then president of the Oxford Board of Education, […]
I received a ‘Tick Warning? article last week and it reminded me of the tick attacks we trout fishermen suffered last May. (I actually intended to tell you about it at the time, but waited until I was sure it’d get the most readership. You know, like after summer and before Christmas.) Every day in […]
Let’s see if I have this right: President Barack Obama won’t show us his birth certificate. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney won’t release his 2011 tax reports. Congress is immobile, inept and incapable of agreeing on anything except leaving town. Try as hard as these three units will to create ill feeling toward our democracy, I’m […]
For several months now my palate has been calling for the taste of tongue. No, I’m not referring to one of those television scenes of spit swapping. I’m talking beef tongue; that savory, tender, protein filled, delicious food from cows. I’ve asked for it at groceries large and small, meat specializing shops, and delis in […]
Oxford Parks and Recreation transported a bus load of folks to the Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox game Sunday, July 22. Friends booked me for that game. Other than my concern for descending steps, I looked forward to going to what Hall of Fame baseball announcer Ernie Harwell called ‘The Old Ballpark.? Between the […]
Story Number 1 One late afternoon of our many hot days I decided to dangle my legs in our pool, just for kicks. Our 12-year-old grandkids were also in the pool with their dad. They were throwing a basketball at me so it would hit and splashed my face. Ha, ha. Very funny. Enough already, […]
I pulled a few quotes from an August 7, 2007 newspaper someone handed me recently, but I’ve left the town name blank. Try to guess the town: ‘Violent death toll soars on _ _ _ _ _ _ streets? ‘Spate of stabbings, assaults alarms citizens, police? Did you guess Winnipeg, Manitoba? The newspaper is the […]