Goin’ To The Dogs
Coming out to my car after lunch yesterday my boss and I found a truck parked in the space opposite my car…with a dog at the wheel. I think this was the truck that cut me off in traffic earlier! … Continue reading
Author Archives: Jeff W
Can We Upgrade?
My daughter IM’d me today while she was in the waiting room at the doctor’s office with both my grandchildren to tell me that my 7-year old grandson, who is a computer whiz, asked if they could “upgrade to a … Continue reading
To Boldly Go…
I slept in until 8:30 Sunday morning, my only day off again this week. That felt good. I’m a night owl by nature, so when I’m deployed on these assignments with extended hours it’s a struggle for me to get … Continue reading
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All The News That’s Fit to Print
One of the things I did yesterday on my day off was something I haven’t done in over a decade, literally. I bought the Sunday Edition of The New York Times while I was out running errands, and when I … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and my mother-in-law. I can’t be with either of you on this special day, but I hope you both know how treasured you are to me and how much I love you both. Thank … Continue reading
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Going To See “Jersey Boys”
When I first arrived here 2 weeks ago, my immediate boss said something about going to see “Jersey Boys” while it was being performed here in Atlanta at The Fox Theater. Before I left Orlando there were ads on TV … Continue reading
You Never Know
As a sort of “break” today our department head arranged for some food at lunch time and a bit of learning entertainment. Yesterday, she asked everyone to put something about themselves that no one else would know on a piece … Continue reading
Yeah, It’s The Cheese Grater Slide
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My Day Off
Had Sunday off this week. I slept in until about 9, which felt very good after 6 days of the alarm clock going off at 5am. After a shower I drove over to a nearby IHOP for breakfast. I went … Continue reading
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Lucky Day: “Wherever there is injustice, you will find us.”Ned Nederlander: “Wherever there is suffering, we’ll be there.”Dusty Bottoms: “Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find…”Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander, Dusty Bottoms: “The Three Amigos!” Thank you for subscribing to The … Continue reading
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The Cheese Grater Slide
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Every Writer’s Goal
“The greatest possible merit of style is, of course, to make the words absolutely disappear into the thought.” Nathaniel Hawthorne Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are … Continue reading
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Land-Locked Bay
Driving through the back roads of south central Georgia I spied a sign for a town named Dark Bay. Yes, in the middle of land-locked Georgia with no discernable body of water for miles and miles, a town named Dark … Continue reading
H1N1
We were informed at work the other day that we could no longer refer to it as “Swine Flu”, but rather as the new official designation of “H1N1.” Pigs have feelings too, you know. Or at least those who sell … Continue reading
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Not My Fault
The lack of a post here yesterday was NOT my fault. The Internet connection went down in my hotel so I couldn’t even post the Cheese Grater Slide photo, but that was just as well. Most of yesterday was spent … Continue reading
The Cheese Grater Slide
Well, I haven’t had to use this since late last year, but today is just ending for me, 18 hours after it began. So without further ado I present… Will try to be back tomorrow. Thank you for subscribing to … Continue reading
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Shaken, Not Stirred
That’s how I felt during the latter portion of my flight on AirTran this afternoon from Orlando to Atlanta. During the last 15-20 minutes of the flight, which was the approach to Hartsfield-Jackson, I think they let the co-pilot or … Continue reading
Georgia On My Mind…Again
A few hours ago I got the call I had been expecting telling me to report to Atlanta where they’re setting up an office for this deployment. I’m flying out from Orlando Monday afternoon around 2pm and arriving in Atlanta … Continue reading
“Someone Put A Diaper On That Sign!”
Late Thursday afternoon my grandchildren, Mikey, 7 and Heather, 3, walked from my home to McDonald’s for dinner. To get there, we have to walk past a school crossing and upon spying the crossing sign pictured in the photo below, … Continue reading
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Are You Named After A Celebrity?
My mom named me after Jeff Chandler, an actor she had a major crush on when I was born. Too bad I didn’t turn out as handsome as he was. Are YOU named after a celebrity? Thank you for subscribing … Continue reading
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