Happiness is: Good snow and my John Deere ‘Tis Sunday morning, January 11, 2009, and everything is right with the world. The snow accumulation overnight was somewhere between six inches and six feet, depending on which liar ended the conversation. It was a delightful sight. The brilliantly red cardinals were feasting in the sunlight with […]
Some readers may recall seeing a similar column ten years ago. For three decades before that Elizabeth Baldwin frightened and enlivened acquaintances with ‘tricks.? She knew I hated green peppers, so they were a frequent gift from her to me. And, I gave her a pepper plant, potted and ribboned, in return. I wrote originally […]
Just jotting President Bush has said many times, our country should allow immigrants to come here to do ‘an honest day’s labor.? Since 90 percent of what’s being printed and talked about these past several weeks is the treating of illegal immigrants, they must be the persons Mr. Bush is referring to. Let’s see now, […]
Redefining ‘ethics,? but understanding ‘change? Sorry Jottings readers, but I’m impelled to get into the presidential appointing process that’s nearing its 30th day. We all know about Hillary’s background, which hardly qualifies her for what we’ve always thought is our negotiator to the world, but we’ve made excuses for her. Then came President Obama’s nominee […]
First of all, forget anything you’ve heard or read about sighting the first robin having any meaning when it comes to Spring. Several showed their red breasts in my yard when there was a couple inches of snow on the ground. They must just get an urge to fly north, you know, like snowbirds who […]
Sunday, February 9 was a gorgeous day, cloudless and sun-filled. The hint of spring after a series of bitterly cold, snow driven days. Visiting daughter Susan about noon, I learned her dog, Amber, had taken advantage of the weather and wandered away. Susan found her walking a sidewalk a quarter mile away. It was late […]
‘Whitey? has been our pressman for 50 years On a recent Saturday afternoon I went into our normally-closed printing plant and saw ‘Whitey? Hauxwell working on one unit of our 5-unit press. A replacement part had come in and he chose this down time to install it. Please note, I said ‘he chose this time.? […]
According to one reader Lapeer, all my Jottings columns are nonsense. I have a file labeled ‘nonsense.? This writing comes from that file: ? Snowmobiling is a great way to get away from people yelling, ‘Fore!? ? Lexus automobile advertising is very open in who their customers can be. ‘Lexus: Leases for the well qualified!? […]
I believe there are many more things out there we like than dislike. I also believe dislikes are mentioned most often. This week we’re going to give you some of both, but I encourage you to list yours. It’s a good pastime. First, I like grandkids stories, like this one. Last summer granddaughter Savannah, 10, […]
Most of the news these days, written or spoken, is negative. Seems bad news sells, and we don’t take the time to weed out the good news. It’s at times like this we all need an optimistic friend. Not just a person, like me, who tries to lighten the atmosphere with cynical comments. I’m thinking […]