When the Thriller album was released in 1982 (along with the music videos that accompanied it) it would mark the last appearance of the Michael Jackson I grew up with. After that, much like the transformation of his character in … Continue reading
Why did the ghost go to the bar? For the boo’s. 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, the … Continue reading
I was 7 years old in October of 1962 when Bobby “Boris” Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers released “Monster Mash”, a novelty song that would become a Halloween favorite. I remember being at Halloween parties and dancing to this song, and … Continue reading
It was 13 years ago tonight at approximately 9pm that Cindy and I first met. I was working as a DJ in a club and she came in dressed in a Medieval wench dress for our Halloween costume contest and … Continue reading
It looks like the battle of the e-readers is shaping up as Barnes & Noble announced the release next month of their reader, the Nook. For the last year and a half Amazon’s Kindle has been the king of the … Continue reading
Saw this over on Ken Ashford’s The Seventh Sense blog. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger returned a bill to the State Assembly Tuesday night with a little note explaining why he was not signing the legislation. As he explains in his … Continue reading
I am still amazed every morning at the spelling and grammatical errors I read in news releases that cross my desk, supposedly written by professional journalists. Is this more evidence of the “dumbing down” of America? Is this the quality … Continue reading
Well I just signed up to receive an invitation to use Google Wave. Let’s see IF I get an invitation and, if so, WHEN I get an invitation. I’ll let you know here first. Thank you for subscribing to The … Continue reading
Sunday night was a treat for me. The plan was to chat with Mikey and Heather on webcam, but Yahoo Messenger seemed to be having problems so we consoled ourselves with a phone conversation. It would have been fun to … Continue reading
Once again, I ended up working out of town when the 8th Annual Florida Writers Conference was held this past weekend. I’m pretty sure I know what will happen now. Since this will be my last year living in Orlando … Continue reading
None of these are mine, but I’ve seen them all over the ‘Net and in e-mails and I generally agree with most of them. Your mileage may vary. – I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option. – … Continue reading
This always confuses and, frankly, irritates me. A TV station will air a promo for an upcoming piece on their newscast. It’s Saturday afternoon and here’s the promo: (A black and white skull and crossbones appears on screen and the … Continue reading
I’m checked into my new hotel room. Everything is good though I’m not thrilled that there are no thermostat controls in the rooms, only fan controls. I assume it’s because this is an “atrium” style hotel (most of the rooms … Continue reading
Last week, Cindy flew to Maggie Valley to spend a week with her friend Rebecca and look in on the progress of our Sheepback Mountain Cabin. It’s difficult not to get excited when you see the street sign for the … Continue reading
The highlight of my day today was when my grandson text-messaged me from my daughter’s phone to ask if I could chat with him on Yahoo Messenger this Sunday. We coordinated a time and I’m looking forward to it so … Continue reading
I’m moving to a new hotel Saturday. It’s one that is closer to my office and, frankly, has nicer amenities than the one in which I’m currently staying. Plus it’s closer to a Publix, where I prefer to buy my … Continue reading
I went to Cracker Barrel for lunch today (the one on Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Atlanta) and ordered my usual favorite, which is the fried chicken tenderloin sandwich on grilled whole wheat sourdough. The last time I got one of … Continue reading
Over on The Word Blog, Randy Ray has compiled a list of 50 Useful Blogs for Writers. He’s broken them down into 21 blogs of Writing Tips, 10 Word of the Day blogs, and 19 Grammar blogs. Plus, if you … Continue reading
Today was one of those days that make me think I should just get into writing full time. Unqualified people with undeserved authority simply burn my biscuits. That’s all. Thanks for letting me vent Thank you for subscribing to The … Continue reading
Do I want to buy it… …or take it out on the water? 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 … Continue reading
