My granddaughter Heather turns 3 years old today. It just doesn’t seem that long ago that she was born. Happy Birthday to my “Junior” Princess. Granddad and Grandma love you. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This … Continue reading
Now the forecast is for snow on Saturday morning! I’m not changing my plans yet, but I really do not want to drive 2 hours there and 2 hours back in the snow. That’s not even addressing the possibility that … Continue reading
Yeah, you read that right. Some enterprising folks at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, IL figured out a way to make reindeer poop pay…in a big way. They take a dropping (which, it turns out, is very small considering … Continue reading
CNN had a piece up yesterday about the Kindle a year after its release. You might recall that I posted about the possible effect and/or alternative of e-readers on traditional book sales last week. I found the statement about J.K. … Continue reading
Ok, I’ve made my plans to drive over to St. Louis early Saturday morning to go to the arch. My co-worker has bowed out because she wants to sleep in. Slacker. Going early means I’ll have to leave Jefferson City … Continue reading
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Whenever I arrive in a new city, one of the first things I do when I get my rental car is scan the local radio broadcasts looking for an oldies station. Here in Jefferson City, Missouri, KJMO Cool 97.5 is … Continue reading
This story from the local paper here in Jefferson City about a deer who got a little revenge caused me to laugh. Wounded deer attacks on hunter who shot him Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:14 AM CST SEDALIA, Mo. … Continue reading
I’m hoping to visit the St. Louis arch before I leave Missouri. My co-worker wants to go also, but she has been on a vacation this past week, so I guess the earliest I’ll get to see it will be … Continue reading
Nine years ago today, my dad passed away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him. Sometimes it’s something he taught me to do (and sometimes NOT to do) by word or example; sometimes it’s a memory, … Continue reading
Out of the bosom of the air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The wind blew so … Continue reading
I’ll be getting to go home for Christmas for a few days. Not long enough to bother buying a tree and getting out the decorations, but Cindy and I will at least have the holiday together and I will get … Continue reading
A light snowfall began last night around 11:15. I watched it gently fall through the darkness just outside my third floor hotel room. Although I know it is nothing more than a common meteorological occurrence, there is also something almost … Continue reading
I uploaded a WHOLE BUNCH of photos from the past 3 months or so. Here are the sets that are new up on Flickr. Cedar Falls, Iowa Eastside from August 2008 Balsam Mountain Inn, North Carolina Tour and Aniversary Dinner … Continue reading
The rain started about 6pm tonight and I got wet when I went out about 8pm to watch my boss play in a pick-up hockey game and take some photos of the game. Although they were playing in a rink, … Continue reading
I love the day after a holiday at work, especially when other agencies or partner groups are closed in the midst of a 4-day holiday like Thanksgiving. Today I actually had an empty e-mail inbox by 11am. Of course more … Continue reading
Has anyone else been using the Gmail themes that Google has in beta offering? I decided on the mountain theme, since that’s where I’ll be living in the future. And what a pleasant surprise! I thought it would be a … Continue reading
Well, my cold left me finding it difficult to concentrate enough to write much of anything. As a result, other than a walk down to the lobby to get some turkey, dressing and candied yams, I spent the rest of … Continue reading
I have a lot to be thankful for. I have a loving wife who makes my life absolutely fantastic; there are a lot of people who have no one or worse, have someone who makes them miserable. I have a … Continue reading
At least 50% of the people in my office are sick. In between the noise of phones ringing, printers running and TVs tuned to the all-news channels are the constant sounds of coughing, sneezing, sniffling and moaning. I have been … Continue reading
