I surely wonder about where we’re headed under Obama’s leadership. Russia’s Putin told the world, ‘Obama’s a liar.? Obama used the words ‘crossed the red line? in a speech to us a year ago. Recently he said, ‘I didn’t say that, they did.? Lie and deny is a habit of our leader. – – – […]
When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren Dan and Karen Offer (below) were small enough to fit on my knees. It was 1988. Dan was 3-years-old and Karen was four-months-old. In that first picture, Karen had no hair, I had more and I still wore a suit and tie to […]
Vet goes lite on Shayna’s eating routine No dog we’ve ever owned heard us say ‘kennel? when we referred to a dropping off point when we were leaving town for a while. Such places were called ‘hotel,? ‘motel? or ‘inn? so-as to give them a feeling of class, security, love and respect. All our dropped-off […]
I think it was the mid-70’s when I first learned there was a Pete Kalohn. He cooked and talked in his father’s restaurant in Lake Orion, Gus? Steak House until he opened his own Restaurant, Pete’s Roadhaus in Lake Orion. During all these years his only attempt at silence was when he swallowed. He’s an […]
This is being written a week before Thanksgiving, but you likely won’t see it till after. Hopefully all of us remember all the things we have to be thankful for and rejoice. Our day will be begin about 8 a.m. with Luan and I toasting each other with Bloody Marys then cutting dressing ingredients — […]
Now that the pro football season is all but over, you can look for changes for the Washington Redskins. In keeping with the movement to not offend anyone, I expect management will drop “Washington” from the team name. Even Obama is encouraging a change. Of course, he could just mandate it. * * * It […]
The Old Farmer’s Almanac rhymes the weather this way: ‘Bright and still, raindrops fill the lakes, then turn to flakes. ‘Streams are hardly flowing, their pulses slowing: Again it’s snowing. ‘But, just before it freezes up, it eases up.? Ah, November! All Saints? and All Souls? Days, Sadie Hawkins Day were just before the elections, […]
Don’t you hate to read about a study coming out of any university that draws a very obvious conclusion? So obvious one can only wonder why a professor would undertake such a study? First the conclusion of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study: ‘Fat people use more gasoline.? Isn’t that profound? For decades automobile […]
First, too often we voters are not offered really good people on a ballot. Second, companies do not always hire totally fair, unprejudiced, honest firms to help them reach new growth goals. In both cases, openings can come up that bring less than honest (even totally dishonest) people into the mix. Think of the recent […]
Don’t you just hate it when your morning routine is interrupted? And, I’m not referring to your bath. I arise around 6 a.m., let the dog out, start the coffee brewing, throw on a robe and go get my Detroit News. I come in and pour a cup of coffee with International brand French Vanilla […]