I was kicking around my friend “LilDabster’s Blog” the other day and came across a page she had created to memorialize the surprise my staff had prepared to welcome me back to work upon my return from Scotland in May … Continue reading
I’m sitting in the railway station. Got a ticket for my destination. On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand. And ev’ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band. Homeward bound, I … Continue reading
Today is my last full day in the Hawkeye state. Our mandate is that we “Work ourselves out of a job” and I am told that I have admirably accomplished that goal. Barring any unforeseen changes, I will not be … Continue reading
Have you ever had certain songs remind you of people or a time in your life because, for whatever reason, the song is so closely associated with that person and/or time? Ok, maybe I’m the only weirdo, just indulge me. … Continue reading
Last Friday a Las Vegas jury found O.J. Simpson guilty of 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy. For those who felt that the former football star and actor had escaped justice 13 years ago to the day … Continue reading
Back on Sunday, August 31st I took an early-morning Photowalk around Main Street in Cedar Falls and I’ve finally uploaded to Flickr a few of the 300 photos I shot while the area was quiet. Thank you for subscribing to … Continue reading
National Fire Prevention Week will be observed from October 5th through the 11th. This year’s theme is “Prevent Home Fires.” Each year, fire departments across the country respond to over 400,000 residential fires. Annually more than 3500 people die from … Continue reading
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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 guilty of copyright infringement. http://the-word-of- … Continue reading
My RSS reader is full of feeds from different writer-centric blogs. I used to have even more, but weeded out some that did not ultimately meet my needs. I NEED more time in the day… This year saw the 3rd … Continue reading
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in conjunction with that observance blogs and websites around the country are agreeing to Go Pink For October. Last year, The Word Of Jeff limited its Go Pink participation to adding the … Continue reading
I love going into brick and mortar bookstores. Shopping online is incredibly convenient, but it just isn’t the same as walking into a store full of shelves and almost endless amounts of reading material. One of the things I’m looking … Continue reading
I finally waded through the hundreds of photos I took at the 2008 Iowa State Fair back on August 9th and have posted the best of the bunch on Flickr. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This … Continue reading
Welcome to Readlyn, Iowa, a small town of 857 friendly people…and one old grump. 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 … Continue reading
Just a few stray thoughts to sort of “clean out” the dustbin of my mind. Thanks for indulging me. My friend Denise is down in Texas helping in the aftermath of Ike. Working 12 hours a day and driving an … Continue reading
Two weeks from today I’ll be flying home for a break. I’ll arrive Friday in the early afternoon and Saturday I’ll get our camping gear down from the attic so that Cindy and I can drive to Maggie Valley on … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was walking through downtown Cedar Falls with 2 of my co-workers before a city council meeting when we came across this street display of metal sculpture. I didn’t have my Nikon, so I had to … Continue reading
Today is National Punctuation Day and I thank the grammar gods for it. You should too! Otherwise, there would be many times that the true meaning of our words would be obscured or confused. Take a punctuation mark to lunch … Continue reading
This week, September 22-28, is National Dog Week (the site hasn’t been updated in 2 – 3 years, for some reason). Here’s a picture of our dog, Wolf. Do something special for your doggie this week. They are, after all, … Continue reading
Sunday evening I was writing and working on some projects in the hotel room while the TV was on and WGN was airing a “WKRP” marathon. I love WKRP and the only thing that has really kept me from purchasing … Continue reading
