I was saddened today to receive a Tweet from author Neil Gaiman advising that author Philip Jose Farmer had passed away in his sleep early this morning at the age of 91. He wrote some good science fiction. Our sympathy … Continue reading
Saturday afternoon I looked out my office window and saw the rain had started. Rain is fine, even when it is as cold as it has been here, but I knew from the weather report that this rain was going … Continue reading
No child left behind except…the author of this sign. I’m trying to accept that, but… 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 … Continue reading
After I finished up my meeting in Elizabethtown last Wednesday, I had to drive another 2 hours down to Hopkinsville to spend the night and prepare for a meeting the next afternoon. I ended up booking a room at the … Continue reading
I was driving from Frankfort to Elizabethtown last Wednesday for a meeting. It was cold and it was raining. So, of course, the radio station I was listening to played this song: Seven lonely daysAnd a dozen towns agoI reached … Continue reading
So, last Friday I blogged about checking into the Doubletree in Lexington, Kentucky and how happy I was in comparison to the “Hotel-Chain-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named” that I had checked out of a few days earlier. Here’s another example of how cool it … Continue reading
Within the 50 states that make up our United States, four are designated as “commonwealth” rather than “state.” Those four are Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky. Much like the adjustment I had to make in Louisiana last year when it … Continue reading
Sunday I finally had a day off. I slept until 10:30 when my bladder forced me to leave the comfort of my bed. And if I haven’t mentioned before, the bed at Doubletree is EXTREMELY comfortable. I fell back in … Continue reading
I’ll be on the road today, first for an afternoon meeting in a town about 2 hours from the office, then driving another 2 hours to a town in Kentucky named Hopkinsville to spend the night before a meeting there … Continue reading
I was driving back to the office from lunch yesterday when I pulled up behind a car at a stop light. The familiar puzzle pieces design immediately caught my eye as I realized I was looking at the first Autism … Continue reading
Here’s a guy who is having problems with a certain homonym. It’s that, or he thinks this storm stinks with a strong aromatic odor. Even so, I’m wondering where this newspaper’s editor was in all this. Perhaps he was away … Continue reading
If you’re reading this in the morning, please don’t read too loud as hopefully I’m still sleeping in on my first day off after 2 weeks and 144 hours of work. Thanks. Zzzzzzzz. On a daily basis, when I am … Continue reading
Another Valentine’s Day spent away from my Valentine. Last year I was in Baton Rouge, LA on Valentine’s Day and though I did not forget the day as it relates to Cindy, it did slip my mind when I went … Continue reading
After leaving the front desk on Tuesday night, I went back to my room, got online and booked a room at the Doubletree in Lexington, a hotel that, while a little farther away, was getting good ratings from some co-workers. … Continue reading
Yes, another city and thus another hotel. But this move was a voluntary one on my part. Sort of. I’ve never been a fan of Choice Hotels (Comfort Suites, Quality Inn, etc.) but when I was in Iowa back in … Continue reading
A new town and a new hotel. I won’t miss the horrible Internet connection from the old one and this one seems to be very good so far. Looks like I’ll be at this hotel for a while, though it … Continue reading
I was so tired and distracted last night when I posted my previous entry that I completely forgot to write about the reason for the title “Always Flexible” so I’ll remedy that now. One of my co-workers sent an e-mail … Continue reading
We got word today that our temporary operational HQ here in Frankfort will be moving to a new location about 2 miles away on Saturday. We’ve been temporarily set up in a facility on a military installation and while they … Continue reading
Well, it was actually 4 degrees, not 5, this morning. Though one local TV weatherperson showed a map with Frankfort having a temperature (not a wind chill) of -1. Realistically, I doubt a human body could tell the difference between … Continue reading
Spent the first 2 nights at a hotel with an Internet connection I could never connect to, no matter how many times I tried. Hence the reason there was no post yesterday (not even the Cheese Grater Slide). I had … Continue reading
