Groin pulls are for men. Big, ol? football-playing, track-running, rebounding, and sliding into bases men get groin injuries. Girls should get something else. It just ain’t ladylike to read about a female pulling her groin. When Michelle Kwan had to remove herself from Olympic skating competition couldn’t her doctors or publicist have just said she […]
My column on Ray Stevens Jan. 18 prompted Robert Q. Orick to write the following. * * * Dear Jim, Thank you for your thoughtful & hilarious article about Ray Stevens. My brother and I have been big fans of him for years. We caught his stage show last September at his Ray Stevens Theatre. […]
I am not a slow thinker! I am not a slow thinker! I am not a slow thinker! Just because I didn’t secure Shayna in the car, and she’s gotten loose three times before I made tying her in a habit, does not make me a slow thinker. Stupid, maybe, but not slow. Not that […]
There are 400,000 snowmobiles in the entire state of Michigan, so I realize I’m writing to few riders, but hopefully others will hang on for a moment. We’ve tried to make the third weekend of January our snowmobile outing for the year. Such has been our routine for over 20 years, with participants varying from […]
I asked for, and got, a new electric razor for Christmas. It’s a Braun. It came with its own cleaning stand and a readout screen that tells you when it’s dirty. Ain’t that nice? It, along with every other product these days, came in three languages: English, French and Espanol. What I really found interesting […]
I wear long, black socks most of the time, but especially in winter. They should be easy to keep track of, but from time to time I lose one in the wash, much like every other person who does laundry. As I searched for a lost one recently, I remembered hearing Ray Stevens? singing, ‘Where […]
I’m sure you have noticed how words we have always known to be off-color have made their way into prime time television. While this has been happening more and more in the electronic media, it has been kept out of the newspaper end of the media, for the most part. A viewer no longer has […]
It’s been over three weeks since Jottings has been live, and in a way that’s good. Had we been live recently, chances are we would have offered two gift ideas that would lighten your change drawer, while being totally unnecessary. Some days before Christmas, Hallmark’s Holiday Gifts folder came in my mail. Not having been […]
Merry Christmas from me, the grandchildren and the family canine, Shayna. Christmas is for the young at heart and helping my ticker stay young are, from the left, Haley Speed, Dan Offer, Savannah Speed, Karen Offer and Trevor Speed. Here’s to hoping all readers have the warmest, love-filled holiday ever. Again, Merry Christmas!
There was a time when multi-colored lights that twinkled in the night were the mainstay of Christmas outdoor decorating. But it appears a new contender is challenging exterior illumination’s throne ? the inflatable. They come in all shapes and sizes featuring giant snow globes, Santas, snowmen, even Simpson’s cartoon characters. You can see them all […]