Just Jotting

The way things are going in Washington these days your couldn’t even get the Law of Gravity passed. There’d be one side voting for a right-pull, one side voting for a left-pull, that senator from out east pushing for complete rejection and the president threatening a veto. – – – 0 – – – As […]

A column about nothing

It’s June 28, Sunday and too hot to get serious. So, ramble on. What does a grandfather do when he can’t find something after his 9-year-old grandchildren have left? The same thing his father did. Blame the kids. Shayna pesters me in the morning until I take her restricting collar off. Usually, I’m seated somewhere. […]

Is the network priming us for Hillary Rodham?

By the time the fall-winter television season ends, the networks are already promoting the absolutely most riveting, humorous, scary, informative and heart stopping ‘must see? show for the coming fall season. Each new show gets the same ballyhoo. Commander in Chief on ABC was hyped not only by the network, but I swear by every […]

A column about nothing

It’s June 28, Sunday and too hot to get serious. So, ramble on. What does a grandfather do when he can’t find something after his 9-year-old grandchildren have left? The same thing his father did. Blame the kids. Shayna pesters me in the morning until I take her restricting collar off. Usually, I’m seated somewhere. […]

Follow the sounds, and remember Horace

Our exposure to politicians is almost suffocating. There is a lot of braying around and there will be more of them trumpeting from the other side of the political fence. Which reminds me of an old joke concerning a mule named Horace. Horace belonged to Mrs. Wood. One evening she called the vet to report […]

Just Jottin’ . . .

Over 93 percent are employed. I just thought I’d remind you of the employment figures, since one is most often exposed to only the unemployment figure. In case you need another reminder of the employed, count the cars, pickups, SUV’s, mini-vans and truck-car vehicles as you hit the roads between 6 and 9 a.m. and […]

Hooray! White belts are making a comeback

Somewhere back in time the makers of black and brown belts concluded they had to do something about the popularity of white belts. They decided to attack the white belt makers with a fashion lie: ‘White belts should be worn only from Memorial Day to Labor Day.? And, it caught on. You know, just like […]

Jim’s Jottings

Somewhere back in time the makers of black and brown belts concluded they had to do something about the popularity of white belts. They decided to attack the white belt makers with a fashion lie: ‘White belts should be worn only from Memorial Day to Labor Day.? And, it caught on. You know, just like […]

jim’s jottings

? My current advice: ‘Believe their actions, not their words.? ? Baseball is called both America’s pastime and America’s game. At the All Star game recently the lead off hitter was Japanese. What a country! ? With little else to do and time to do it, I decided to test my chewing time vs. ma’dog […]

Chewing, time, pranks and politicians

? My current advice: ‘Believe their actions, not their words.? ? Baseball is called both America’s pastime and America’s game. At the All Star game recently the lead off hitter was Japanese. What a country! ? With little else to do and time to do it, I decided to test my chewing time vs. ma’dog […]

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