Book-based social networking sites like Shelfari, Goodreads, Bookcrossing and others are being joined by Barnes & Noble with the rollout of its new My B&N site. Like other book social networking sites, My B&N encourages users to create a personal … Continue reading
To all who have served and all who still serve, thank you. 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, … Continue reading
An Irish girl returned home to her family after a five-year absence. When she walked through the door, her father cursed at her, “Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a … Continue reading
Above is my favorite of the 2 dozen or so photos I took of Lake Junaluska during our camping trip in North Carolina a few weeks ago. Click on the photo to see a larger version. Thank you for subscribing … Continue reading
Spent a good portion of this morning working on continuing to clean up my office and downsize where possible. I took another 35 books off my bookshelves and added them to my Amazon Seller’s List. There are some good deals … Continue reading
Busy day today. After Cindy cooked an excellent breakfast, we put all the camping gear back up in the attic; brought down the Rubbermaid tubs of winter clothes from the attic, went through them and separated out what we were … Continue reading
It’s sad when TV pals like Captain Kirk and his Enterprise Helmsman Lieutenant Sulu don’t get along in real life as evidenced here in William Shatner’s YouTube video complaint about not being invited to a certain wedding and here where … Continue reading
As the sun rises on America and the world today, our long national nightmare of 8 years under the presidency of George W. Bush is coming to an end. Yesterday, America elected Barack Obama as the 44th President of the … Continue reading
…and the word is good. Not only can our country begin to awaken from our 8-year long national nightmare, but Vote 2008 has resulted in a major historical event taking place. For the first time in its 232-year history, a … Continue reading
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Here’s a photo showing thousands of voters heading for the polls to vote today. Ok, not really. It’s a photo of a train full (and I mean FULL; inside, outside, topside and side side) of travelers in India. But all … Continue reading
Here is something that I have always wondered about and I thought I’d throw it out here on the blog and see if anyone has an answer or even a different feeling about. Why are there campaign signs, bunches and … Continue reading
Cindy and I took advantage of the Early Voting opportunity last Friday to, you know, avoid the crowds of tomorrow’s election day. Between the time that we stepped into the line that stretched around 3 sides of the library polling … Continue reading
Yesterday kicked off the 10th Annual National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo, as it is popularly known), and while I don’t know how many writers and would-be writers are participating, Director Chris Baty did announce that the website weathered its … Continue reading
This is not an earth-shaking problem, but it is on my list of small annoyances. I happen to think that, when you subscribe to a monthly or quarterly print magazine, you should receive your issue in the mail BEFORE the … Continue reading
It was 12 years ago tonight at approximately 9pm that Cindy and I first met. I was working as a DJ in a club and she came in dressed in a Medieval wench dress for our Halloween contest and asked … Continue reading
Tomorrow is Halloween. If there is one modern-day candy that is associated with this ancient Celtic celebration of the dissolving of the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead, it is (perhaps because of the celebration taking … Continue reading
Prominent Republicans, such as Colin Powell, Scott McClellan and others, have thrown their support to Democratic Party Candidate Barack Obama in the closing days of the Presidential race. Now comes news that the ultimate symbol of the Republican Party has … Continue reading
I’ve seen this all over the blogosphere, but haven’t been able to nail down an origin in order to give proper attribution. However, it’s just too good not to share. Heed these words of wisdom. “Whatever you give a woman, … Continue reading
As promised, I’ve uploaded photos of our visit to our property on Sheepback Mountain and our wonderful visit to The Gathering Place B & B in Maggie Valley courtesy of hostess Laura. You can check them out by clicking here … Continue reading
