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
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
