A soreness in my left knee prompted an X-ray by a knee doctor. (What else?) He pointed out something — a spur or bone chip or a fault in the film. I couldn’t tell. Then he turned and started talking about my meniscus. I thought it really invasive of him to mention my meniscus in […]
Continuing summer’s mindless monotony But first . . . Once in a while (seldom, really) a politician comes along who has a voice and delivery that makes one want to listen. Such a man was Senator Everett Driksen of Illinois. He’s been gone several years now, but I kept this quote because it was so […]
For the most part art means pictures, and for me that art has to have meaning to me. Which means it has to be something I can relate to. Like pictures of the Mackinac Bridge, babies, barns, creeks, flowers, animals in fields and a smiling hog. You see, Dali doesn’t do it for me. I’ve […]
But first . . . Once in a while (seldom, really) a politician comes along who has a voice and delivery that makes one want to listen. Such a man was Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois. He’s been gone several years now, but I kept this quote because it was so well-spoken and so political. […]
Golfers delight in pars and birdies. Golfers like to tell their lowest rounds. As golfers age, they dream of shooting their age. Consensus is that fewer than one percent of golfers achieve that goal. Fran Bertram has had 599, 18-hole rounds of golf shooting his age or under. He’s been doing it since 1991, when […]
Often just looking out a window is the most rewarding, comforting and entertaining experience of a day. Like one beautiful, recent day, I looked out to see a young, just-out-of-spots deer standing rigid staring at something. Several yards in front of the deer was a black and white cat, sitting, staring back at the deer. […]
Golfers delight in pars and birdies. Golfers like to tell their lowest rounds. As golfers age, they dream of shooting their age. Consensus is that fewer than one percent of golfers achieve that goal. Fran Bertram has had 599, 18-hole rounds of golf shooting his age or under. He’s been doing it since 1991, when […]
You got it! I’m going to start this column with comments about ma’dog, Shayna. About an equal number of Jottings readers say, either, “Not another column about your dog?” and, “Keep writing about your dog.” Thus the early warning. But, first: Where do you find a no-legged dog? Right where you left him. What goes […]
I’ve enjoyed a few routines of comedian Jeff Foxworthy, but it takes only a few of his closings, ‘You might be a Redneck if,? to turn me off. Knowing this, some inebriated, low-life friends sent me a Redneck, tear-off calendar with a remark on each page. It wasn’t until September 6 that I found one […]
In golf an ace is really fun, but can be costly Some sports have some nutty responses. When a football team is about to win a game, players like to dump Gatorade on the coach’s head. When a golfer hits a hole-in-one he’s expected to buy drinks for everyone in the bar, passersby and invitees. […]