A few days ago my mother-in-law and I were discussing the upcoming theatrical release of “The Time Traveler’s Wife”, a novel we both read several years back (I read it on her recommendation after she shared with me how much … Continue reading
Barnes & Noble has offered Wi-Fi for customers over the past four years, but at a cost to those who did not have a qualifying AT&T plan. Today, B&N announced they will be offering complimentary Wi-Fi at its more than … Continue reading
A while back Borders pissed me off by firing a friend of mine (Hey Rhon!) and then a few months ago they made it personal and REALLY pissed me off by suddenly changing how they deal with coupons while I … Continue reading
About 3 weeks ago my mom celebrated her 75th birthday and yesterday my father-in-law celebrated the same milestone. You can imagine how old those events made ME feel. The largest folder of music on my iPhone is named “Oldies” and … Continue reading
One of the benefits of keeping a daily blog is when my memory starts fading (as it has already begun to do) I can always go to my posting files and remember what happened. For instance, below is a post … Continue reading
Believe it or not, this little guy is 61 years old today. Here’s an entire rundown on him. 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
One of our instructors this past week showed us this video and I had to share it. Be sure to read the English sub-titles at the top of the screen, not the Norwegian ones at the bottom. Thank you for … Continue reading
Hey, it’s the middle of the day and all that but I wanted to get just a quick post up in a hurry to let you know that the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast is back in production. Their first … Continue reading
The June issue of The Writer magazine had a small sidebar article on writers listening to music while writing. It made me think about the presence and effect of music when I’m writing. I like to listen to music while … Continue reading
It’s Wednesday evening and we had a very full, productive and enlightening day in class. In fact, so far the entire three days of class have been excellent. We have good instructors (three returning from my basic course 18 months … Continue reading
Someone passed along to me this list of the 14 Basic Skills All Men Should Possess. Not sure what the criteria was to establish these, but what the heck, I’ll give it a shot at determining if I have the … Continue reading
Last Sunday’s New York Times had a small article about Roxana Robinson, a novelist who lives in Manhattan in a very nice apartment, yet chooses to do her writing in a sparsely furnished former maid’s room rather than in her … Continue reading
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. 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 site you are looking at is … Continue reading
I arrived safely at the secret training facility around 4:30 this afternoon after a 2-hour flight and a 90 minute shuttle bus ride out into the country. The best news is what you’re seeing right now; since I was here … Continue reading
Back on the road…well “in the air” actually, today as I’ll be flying to D.C. and then a shuttle bus ride out into the country for a week of advanced training at the isolated “school.” When I was there 18 … Continue reading
One of the things I really enjoy about my new iPhone is that the ease of downloading podcasts through iTunes has finally managed to make listening to them something that I am really into now. My daily 30 minute drive … Continue reading
Today I fly out of Lexington, Kentucky for home. I only get to be home for 2 nights though, then I fly out Sunday for a week in a suburb of Washington, D.C. and I may be going somewhere else … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s very difficult and painful to make people realize that you must follow YOUR dream, not theirs. 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
The Urban Dictionary has just added a new phrase: Pullin’ a Palin 1. Quitting when the going gets tough; abandoning the responsibility entrusted to you by your neighbors for book advances and to make money on the lecture circuit. 2. … Continue reading
Bad news on the cabin property front. On our land stands a huge, immensely tall tree that I immediately fell in love with when I first visited the property before we even bought it. It is incredibly straight and, I … Continue reading
