My daughter e-mailed me on Thursday that my grandson, Mikey, had finally agreed to upgrade his Yahoo Messenger chat program and that I should log on and chat with him. So when I returned to the hotel room after work, … Continue reading
Our office safety person sent out a warning about driving here in Missouri during our inclement (read; freezing my butt off) weather and specifically being careful when driving on “Black Ice.” I thought I’d share it with you. Black ice … Continue reading
Last night’s weather forecast gave a little better picture of what today might bring for my trip to the St. Louis arch. Now it appears that the snow will remain north of the east-west interstate road I’ll be driving on … Continue reading
My granddaughter Heather turns 3 years old today. It just doesn’t seem that long ago that she was born. Happy Birthday to my “Junior” Princess. Granddad and Grandma love you. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This … Continue reading
Now the forecast is for snow on Saturday morning! I’m not changing my plans yet, but I really do not want to drive 2 hours there and 2 hours back in the snow. That’s not even addressing the possibility that … Continue reading
Yeah, you read that right. Some enterprising folks at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, IL figured out a way to make reindeer poop pay…in a big way. They take a dropping (which, it turns out, is very small considering … Continue reading
CNN had a piece up yesterday about the Kindle a year after its release. You might recall that I posted about the possible effect and/or alternative of e-readers on traditional book sales last week. I found the statement about J.K. … Continue reading
Ok, I’ve made my plans to drive over to St. Louis early Saturday morning to go to the arch. My co-worker has bowed out because she wants to sleep in. Slacker. Going early means I’ll have to leave Jefferson City … Continue reading
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Whenever I arrive in a new city, one of the first things I do when I get my rental car is scan the local radio broadcasts looking for an oldies station. Here in Jefferson City, Missouri, KJMO Cool 97.5 is … Continue reading
This story from the local paper here in Jefferson City about a deer who got a little revenge caused me to laugh. Wounded deer attacks on hunter who shot him Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:14 AM CST SEDALIA, Mo. … Continue reading
I’m hoping to visit the St. Louis arch before I leave Missouri. My co-worker wants to go also, but she has been on a vacation this past week, so I guess the earliest I’ll get to see it will be … Continue reading
Nine years ago today, my dad passed away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him. Sometimes it’s something he taught me to do (and sometimes NOT to do) by word or example; sometimes it’s a memory, … Continue reading
Out of the bosom of the air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The wind blew so … Continue reading
I’ll be getting to go home for Christmas for a few days. Not long enough to bother buying a tree and getting out the decorations, but Cindy and I will at least have the holiday together and I will get … Continue reading
