During the presidential campaign of 1928, the Republican Party circulated fliers with the promised that, if Herbert Hoover won the presidency, there would be “A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” Many people mistakenly think that … Continue reading
My friend ZenGrrl and I were discussing upcoming movies at lunch today and she asked me if I had seen the trailer for 2012 and when I indicated that I didn’t think I had she gave a description which stopped … Continue reading
Astute observers will notice some new additions to The Word Of Jeff blog, but for those who have better things to do than look over this blog’s design contents or who read it via RSS, here’s a short rundown.Quotes Widget … Continue reading
Tonight Cindy and I had the pleasure of dinner with our friends Kirk and Laura and Laura’s parents who are in town from Michigan. Being on the road as much as I have been it’s been at least 18 months … Continue reading
I picked up our 3-year-old granddaughter Heather on Friday afternoon for a weekend with Grandma and Granddad. Friday night Grandma took her to visit some friends of ours who have a 3-year-old daughter, Rowan. A few weeks ago Heather spent … Continue reading
You know that password you use that you thought was so “you” that no one else would think of using it? Yeah, well you were probably wrong about that. Over at What’s My Pass? a website dedicated to “Password Recovery … Continue reading
You can always count on the Ben & Jerry’s folks to tap into the latest cultural zeitgeist in marketing their flavorful frozen dairy products, and their latest offering is no exception. Say “Hello” to “Yes Pecan!”, described as “An Inspirational … Continue reading
I’m going to give the creator of this sign the benefit of the doubt and assume the person was attempting to be funny with the reference to the double ended male adapter being “possible immoral”, but it would have been … Continue reading
Cindy and I spent all day last Friday cleaning our respective home offices, but there was one tiny little difference in the final outcome; I was cleaning mine out for good. It’s akin to Superman closing down his Fortress of … Continue reading
Over at Grasping for the Wind, John Ottinger has provided us with what is probably the most comprehensive list of science fiction and fantasy book reviewers on the Internet. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed … Continue reading
I know I posted a group shot I took when we were at Arabian Nights back on December 20th, but I wanted to put up this official portrait taken by the staff because it has ME in it, which is … Continue reading
When I’m traveling on the road, Cindy puts together a “care” package for me every month or so and mails it to my hotel. The major content of those packages is my mail and the major portion of my mail … Continue reading
Lake Superior State University has issued their 34th Annual “List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.” Thanks to my friend Rebecca for passing this link along to me. Here’s the list. … Continue reading
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