I have no patience for toxic people. I don’t like them around me, I don’t like them dumping on me, and I do my best to avoid their droppings in my life. But sometimes you have no choice in the … Continue reading
John Wayne is not the only famous person born in Iowa. According to the city of Riverside, Iowa, on March 22, 2233 the future Captain James Tiberius Kirk will be born in their fair town. Star Trek mythology found in … Continue reading
I was checking my friend Denise’s website today, catching up on all her posts and photos since arriving in West “By God” Virginia, and was greeted with a Birthday Wish to me…and a promise of an arriving gift. Go check … Continue reading
One of my co-workers startled me today by saying, “Jeff, I just wanted to tell you that I admire how you manage the people in your department. You always seem upbeat, fair and patient with everyone. I just thought you … Continue reading
If you drive for about 20 minutes from Des Moines in a southwesterly direction, you’ll come to Winterset, Iowa. Winterset is mostly known for three things; its the county seat of Madison County, its beautiful covered bridges (thus forming the … Continue reading
My schedule has been so hectic that my e-mail and RSS feeds are growing to gargantuan backlogs. I try to hit at least my personal e-mails each day, but general ones and the RSS feeds have been falling by the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to the greatest country on the face of the earth. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your RSS reader, … Continue reading
Sorry for the absence yesterday. Tuesday I came into the Des Moines office for a few minutes to pick up some documents then drove 2 1/2 hours over to Cedar Rapids for a day of meetings. I finally arrived back … Continue reading
“In youth the days are short and the years are long; in old age the years are short and the days long.” Nikita Ivanovich Panin It seems like just a few days ago that I was in Baton Rouge on … Continue reading
