Almost everyone, especially fans of science fiction and/or the paranormal, is familiar with The Bermuda Triangle, a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared and guidance tools have malfunctioned. According … Continue reading
I’m wondering if anyone (well, ok, most likely only family and/or friends will be able to, but anyone is welcome to take part) can spot the connection between the title of today’s post and this writer? Thank you for subscribing … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
