You Look…
I am exhausted, but I wanted to put a post up before bed. Yesterday I was in a shopping mall (yes, on business) when I saw an attractive young lady walking toward myself and my companions with a T-shirt that … Continue reading
Author Archives: Jeff W
Waiting For The Third
I will admit that when I heard Bernie Mac had passed away on Saturday, I didn’t have much of a reaction other than, “Wow, he was young!” because I’ve never been a fan. I think the only thing I’ve ever … Continue reading
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The Scream Heard Around Iowa
So I was about to go to bed last night when I heard some voices from out in the hallway. I looked through my room door’s peephole and saw some people coming up the stairs, but the view was blurred … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa
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What Is That Smell?
I made it to the fair yesterday afternoon and spent about 2 hours walking around and ended up taking approximately 300 photos. I’ll be working on getting them uploaded to Flickr after work each day this week. The experience reiterated … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Photography
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Busy Iowa Saturday
This morning I have to drive back down to Des Moines to teach a class at the office there. I should be finished up around 3 or 4pm, so my plan is to head over to the world-famous Iowa State … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, State Fair
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Mad-Eye Moody
This past Monday when I walked into my first manager’s meeting here in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, I scanned the faces of the group of people sitting around the conference table. None of these were people I had worked with before, so … Continue reading
Fortune Cookie
I had dinner at a pretty authentic Chinese restaurant here in Waterloo tonight and it was very tasty. But over and above the enjoyment of the food were two things that stood out: My fortune cookie had two fortunes inside … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Travel, Waterloo
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Waterloo
Ever since Cindy and I went to see “Mamma Mia” the week before last when I was still in Orlando, I’ve had various songs stuck in my head and ever since last Thursday, when I found I was coming to … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Travel, Waterloo
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Cornfields, Barns And Silos
I slept in until 7:30 this morning, trying to get as much rest as possible on my only day off with the hope of stopping this cold that has plagued me since Wednesday. It didn’t work. Check-out wasn’t until noon … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Waterloo
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I Hate Being Sick
Cindy dropped me off at OIA Wednesday morning. Man, I love using the CLEAR program. It is such a breeze going through security. My flight left Orlando on time and even arrived in DFW about 15 minutes early, but that … Continue reading
Posted in Des Moines, Iowa, Travel
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Back To Corn Country
Got the call this morning to go back to Iowa, so I’m flying out Wednesday morning with a connecting flight in Dallas-Ft. Worth and arriving around 3:30pm Des Moines’ time tomorrow afternoon. This deployment I’m working in my current department … Continue reading
Posted in Des Moines, Iowa
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Writing Productivity Resources
Lifehack has an excellent list of Writing Productivity Resources that, if you’re a writer, you’ll find as helpful as I did. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you … Continue reading
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Fandango Wants My Movie Review…Not
I enjoy using Fandango to purchase my movie tickets. I find it much more efficient to pay for my tickets online and then stroll past the long lines at the box office, into the theater and up to the ATM-like … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Movies, Writing
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A Breath Of Fresh Air
Hasn’t it been a breath of fresh air this week to watch a member of our government visit international leaders and speak to international crowds… …without shaming and embarassing our country? Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Randy Pausch Passes Away
I just returned home from a lunch date with my friend Kirk to find that Randy Pausch has passed away early this morning as a result of his terminal pancreatic cancer. Kirk and I were discussing his book and life … Continue reading
Sunny 105.9
Ever since I returned from Louisiana in May after being gone for 6 months, I’ve been meaning to write about how happy I was to find out that local FM radio station WOCL 105.9 (formerly Cool 105.9, Power 105.9 and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Orlando
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The Dark Knight
Went to see The Dark Knight yesterday at the IMAX theater with Shawn, Amber’s significant other. I have a review up over at Athena. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use … Continue reading
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Miley “Ya Know” Cyrus
I’m sitting here watching Good Morning America and they’re running an interview with Miley Cyrus. Miss Cyrus seems like a pleasant, open person, but I’d suggest she get some public speaking professionals on her team to help her stop injecting … Continue reading
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This Is Hard To Resist
The Writer’s Digest Book Club is having a “Buy One Get One Free” sale. Why do they do this to me? Especially when I already have a 2-foot stack of unread books waiting for me? I have to be strong. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
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What Should I Read Next?
Like many of you, I’m a voracious reader. Many times, I’ll read a book and think I’d like to read something else by the author. With sites like Amazon or the author’s own presence on the web, it’s fairly easy … Continue reading
