Last week, NBC & MSNBC’s John Harwood ripped into the nutters protesting President Obama’s planned speech to school children next week (something Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush both did): I’ve been watching politics for a long time, … Continue reading
I was looking through some old photos today and this one brought back some memories. Anybody else here remember this guy? Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you … Continue reading
“Write while the heat is in you…The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled.” Henry David Thoreau 1817 – 1862 Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for … Continue reading
Over at Shelfari, a social media site for booklovers, they have started a new feature on their blog where they will ask some of their (and our) favorite authors about books on their shelves. The first author they thought of … Continue reading
Over at the Dumb Little Man website they have a list of “50 Tools that can Improve your Writing Skills” which, as I glanced over them, looked to be helpful for those of us who want to polish our writing. … Continue reading
It’s time to close out some browser tabs I have open and clear out some random thoughts as well. Take what you can use and leave the rest. I downloaded the new free release of Facebook 3.0 for iPhone last … Continue reading
Last Saturday Cindy and I took our granddaughter Heather, our niece Rhyan and her husband, Townsend to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a morning of fun. We all walked around a bit and then took the safari ride together. Then it … Continue reading
Putting aside all the wingnut rhetoric and shrillness of those protesting, here is a simple explanation of WHY our country and citizens need a National Health Care program. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is … Continue reading
Here’s a subject appropriate for Sunday. Let’s say you’re a Christian. A born-again, washed in the blood of Jesus, child of God, citizen of heaven Christian. You know, because the Bible tells you, that there is a chance that you … Continue reading
Our 3-year-old granddaughter Heather came over Friday afternoon to spend the night and Saturday with us. Here are some of the best shots of her weekend. First up is Friday afternoon playing on the living room floor with her building … Continue reading
Two weeks from today will mark the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I don’t imagine that I will ever forget that morning as I sat in my home office working with the TV on and seeing those first horrifying … Continue reading
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau 1817 – 1862 Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading … Continue reading
Awoke this morning to the expected yet still sad news of Senator Kennedy’s passing last night as he lost his final battle with brain cancer. Like all of us, he was a flawed human being. But he was also one … Continue reading
Last Saturday, August 22nd, marked the second anniversary of this blog. I completely let it slip by, so I thought I should correct that oversight. With the exception of one or two days during that time period, I have posted … Continue reading
We’re very fortunate to have our realtor, our contractor, Art who visits from Orlando and Rebecca in the Maggie Valley, North Carolina area to keep us updated with photos of the cabin on Sheepback Mountain as it’s in the process … Continue reading
“Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it’s addressed to someone else.” Ivern Ball Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are … Continue reading
Before I begin, Happy 30th birthday to my step-son. I should catch up on my life here a bit over the past week or so. Part 1 is here and this is part 2. This past Friday I took my … Continue reading
I should catch up on my life here a bit over the past week or so. Here’s part 1. Mikey came to spend Friday night with us last week. His dad dropped him off on the way to work and … Continue reading
Reading the May/June 2009 issue of Poets & Writers (yes, I AM behind on my reading, thank you) I was surprised to see in the article about Bright Lights, Big City author Jay McInerney, that his former girlfriend and inspiration … Continue reading
Trolling the online postings for writing jobs I’ve noticed quite a few ads now contain wording that requests, in effect, the candidate be able to “…write in American English.” I believe this is generally for two reasons; even though the … Continue reading
