Following are bits collected from anywhere but the internet. I not only do not understand why that word is supposed to be capitalized, I stubbornly refuse to enter it. Mostly this stuff comes from the UP Monthly Magazine, formerly the Porcupine Press. – – – 0 – – – ? My mother taught me everything […]
For you Jottings readers who don’t like to read about ma’dog Shayna, come back next week. I’m finding that Shayna is being inconsistent in her eating and actions. Since I took her for her first ride in the car, she has acted like it was her only love. In the car, head out the window, […]
I have all the empathy possible for people who have open houses for their graduating children. Everything has to be SO right, outside and inside the host’s property. Even if a large tent is in the plans for an obvious outdoor event, dusting, window washing, cleaning, bed making, etc. has to done inside. Portable johns […]
Those donated political $s are buying something Can you think of any way that all the millions of dollars being spent on political campaigning will result in a brighter future for our state/country? I don’t like starting a column with a question, particularly one to which there is no defendable answer, but doggone it, this […]
Don’t stop me even if you’ve heard this one. Friend Charlie Stilwell had finished his dinner at Oxford Hills Golf & CC, but had some edibles on his plate, when waitress Jenise asked, ‘Wanna box for that?? Charlie responded, ‘No, but I’ll wrestle you for it!? – – – 0 – – – I was […]
They’ve now faded away like so many thoughts, but it seemed to me the lilac blossoms this year were more lush than ever, but lacked the fragrance we all love. — 0 — Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Bloomfield Hills, on the search for Jimmy Hoffa, ‘We can’t spend money for days and weeks and months looking […]
It was maybe her sophomore year in high school that granddaughter Karen Offer told me (that’s right, told me) she was going to have her graduation open house party at our house. My attention span to her talking is no more than an iota and probably closer to nil. A few minutes of her inserting, […]
I’m writing this on a beautiful, sunshiny day (May 22) so it’s difficult to concentrate on one subject. Of course, it can be difficult to think of just one subject on rainy days, too. I’ll bet not many of you Jottings readers know there is a National Hanging Out Day. It’s April 19. When I […]
But, first: Ran across this George Carlin comment, and loved it: ‘If a turtle loses its shell, is it homeless or naked?? And, second: I can’t start telling you about ‘The Acupuncture Experience? without some background noise. A decade or so ago I had back surgery. Dr. Harold Portnoy diagnosed my disc problem quickly and […]
There they stand. Twenty seven 5 and 6-year-olds, squirming and waving (except for our Haley and Trevor who barely moved, including their lips) until the teacher puts a finger to her mouth. Then, total silence. Total stillness. I should have had that control over our kids at that age, or any age. Most of the […]