Jumping Jottings Humor, courtesy Porcupine Press? UP Humor Magazine With all the new technology regarding fertility, a 65-year-old woman gave birth to a baby. When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, her relatives came to visit. ‘May we see the baby?? one asked. ‘Not yet . . . Soon,? said the 65-year-old […]
Japan surrendered to the U.S. August 14, 1945 (August 15 to those of us in the Far East at the time). Japanese forces in China surrendered September 8. September 1, we left the Philippines for Yokohama with a load of Marine occupation forces. By then I’d been in the Navy less than 13 months. I […]
Editor’s Note: This week we celebrate the return of Jim’s Jottings after much too long of an absence from our pages. However, we should note Mr. Sherman’s column will not be a weekly page 7 feature as before. Instead, he will write them whenever inspiration strikes. Enjoy. Prior to February 26, 2013, I had some […]
During my months of rehab from my hip surgery in February, I saw a few doctors. We chatted a few times until I heard two of them tell me they don’t read newspapers. Neither of them watch news on television either. They use the tv to view old movies and reruns. Personally, I watch tv […]
Finding words at the end of words fills voids Roger Miller and Roy Clark have made millions of dollars (pennies?) with a couple songs. Miller’s is, ‘The Last Word in Lonesome is Me.? Clark sings, ‘The Last word in Jesus is Us.? If you travelers with restless children (are there any other kind?) are looking […]
About 50 years ago we were taking our daughter Susan and her friend Laurie Davidson to our place in the Upper P. I thought they needed some entertainment, so I started singing, ‘Around the corner and under the tree, a fair young maiden waited there for me. ‘She kissed me once, she kissed me twice. […]
Maybe it’s an aging thing, but I find myself getting upset more easily and more often lately. I can’t blame the winter, ’cause we haven’t had any. It isn’t envy of my friends who have sought warmer climes, ’cause I’d rather believe they have chosen to abandon me. It could be the ridiculously long political […]
It’s not like me to save any tale. Actually, I haven’t totally saved this one, it’s just that I haven’t put it in print. I’ve told it several times. In 1979 we hired Stuart McTeer to sell advertising for our newspaper, The Clarkston News. Stu had a long history of work with Detroit newspapers. In […]
Following hip surgery last February I was scheduled for physical therapy, to be paid for by Medicare. Though the pulling, bending and stretching did much for strengthening my right leg, my need for a walker remains. Recently, Medicare (a federally supported agency) ceased paying for my therapy. That prompted this thought: I am now 87-years-old […]
I don’t mean to brag (Yes, I do!), but I was the champion speller of the eighth grade in Bancroft. The year, 1938. Yes, I’ll admit the competition wasn’t great, since there were only 12 in that grade, including me. What irks me to this day is when it came time to select the Bancroft […]