“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
Google has digitized every issue of Life magazine and made each issue available for online viewing, all from the comfort of your computer. I thought it would be fun to look at the issue that hit the stands the week … Continue reading
Are you a morning lark or a night owl? A morning lark is up early in the day, rolling out of bed full of energy and ready to tackle the work of the day. A night owl finds higher energy … Continue reading
Over at SF Signal, they have posted an interesting piece where they ask several (mostly) writers of science fiction the question, “What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction?” It’s kind of satisfying to see that most of them began with … Continue reading
If you are a fan of Twitter and you want to know the best way to get your 140-character gems ReTweeted, Fast Company has posted “Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter” for you. Although there may be … Continue reading
I despise McDonald’s food offerings and only go there when my grandkids visit and insist (yeah, Ronald’s got the little ones wrapped around his marketing finger) on eating there. But this new burger McDonald’s is advertising turns my stomach even … Continue reading
