Today was a “mostly at my desk” day doing paperwork and preparing an agenda and collateral documents for a large conference call this coming Wednesday, so I took advantage of the seat time to listen to music on my iPhone … Continue reading
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Here’s another suggestion my brother sent me that is of particular interest to people who enjoy words and expanding their vocabulary. Artwiculate is a Twitter-based word of the day competition. To play you just use the word of the day … Continue reading
Last night or early this morning I had a dream that my mother, who is in an assisted-living facility, was living on her own and had bought an alligator with a bum leg as a pet. She said it was … Continue reading
Tuesday morning I had to drive 3 1/2 hours from Atlanta to Albany, Georgia for a visit with an elected official’s staff. I had lunch in Albany and while there used part of my lunch hour to take a photowalk … Continue reading
“It is not always easy to tell the difference between thinking and looking out the window.” Wallace Stevens 1879-1955 Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not … Continue reading
No, I’m not referring to the magical word that transforms young Billy Batson into Captain Marvel. Nor am I talking about Gomer Pyle’s favorite word of exclamation. I’m talking about another app that makes me love my iPhone. If you’re … Continue reading
My employer is holding a series of H1N1 awareness classes and this past Friday morning was my turn to attend with about 30 of my colleagues. We learned to cough into the inside of our elbow and that “the bump” … Continue reading
I like the hotel I’m staying at. I stayed here for more than a month earlier this year and never had any problems. But I’ve been slightly ticked at the front desk staff at Doubletree this past week. I had … Continue reading
Last Sunday I was out in some of the hardest hit communities that were devastated by the Georgia September 2009 flood with our team of Community Relations specialists. These hardworking folks blanket disaster-affected areas from sunup until sundown with recovery … Continue reading
It’s a sad situation when AP posts something like this; “The exciting and important thing about this prize is that it’s given too someone …” They have since corrected it, but it hit me like a slap in the face … Continue reading
I’m scheduled to have a day off Saturday. I would love to spend it sleeping all day, but I do have laundry to do and I need a workout. Blast it! Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. … Continue reading
On October 7, 1969, producer Berry Gordy and Motown Records released “I Want You Back”, the first single off the inaugural album of The Jackson 5 entitled “Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5.” The song was an instant hit, going … Continue reading
This is a nifty little search engine site that my brother sent to me. The reason he sent it is that he knows I travel a lot and Goby is a search engine “that’s all about finding fun ways to … Continue reading
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”E.L. Doctorow 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 … Continue reading
Here’s a car I will NEVER buy and, if I have any say in the matter, will never accept from a rental car company again when traveling. I don’t know what it is about the design of this Hyundai Accent … Continue reading
Been going full speed since I arrived here yesterday afternoon and I can see it won’t stop for a while. It has been good to see a lot of people that I haven’t seen in a long time. Some from … Continue reading
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For whatever reason, “It was a dark and stormy night.”, the opening words written by Edward Bulwer-Litton, an English 19th Century author, have become the standard and accepted phrase to denigrate a story. It’s even odder when you know that … Continue reading
William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and newspaper columnist for the New York Time, former speech writer for President Richard Nixon and wordsmith of deserved renown, passed away Sunday at the age of 79. I always liked his Rules … Continue reading
