Top 10 Word Of Jeff Posts For 2008
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … Continue reading
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … 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
Sorry for the absence yesterday. Tuesday I came into the Des Moines office for a few minutes to pick up some documents then drove 2 1/2 hours over to Cedar Rapids for a day of meetings. I finally arrived back … Continue reading
“In youth the days are short and the years are long; in old age the years are short and the days long.” Nikita Ivanovich Panin It seems like just a few days ago that I was in Baton Rouge on … Continue reading
Most of the names of cities in Iowa, including the state name itself, have their roots in Native American language. But is that the case with its capital city? Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed … Continue reading
We’re now required to take off one day each week, so I was off Wednesday. To insure that my day off would not be filled with “must do” things, I went after work Tuesday night to get a haircut and … Continue reading
You might think coming to the Midwest, especially our country’s farmland, that everything would get an early start. You know, farmers up at dawn to milk the cows, feed the chickens, slop the hogs and that sort of thing. But … Continue reading
When I first arrived here in Des Moines the timeline was described as “Be prepared to take part in a Halloween costume contest” which meant they thought we’d be here through October. Then it became “Pick a Christmas tree to … Continue reading
Having worked at various locations and incidents around the country over the past few years, it is inevitable that I run into people I’ve worked with before. Sometimes those little reunions are joyful and sometimes you want to run the … Continue reading
Things are still hectic here in Iowa, but I have a few free moments (i.e. not working or sleeping) to write up some thoughts. I’ll try to spread these out over a few days. I won’t touch on the flooding. … Continue reading
While my late father is always in and on my mind, Father’s Day sharpens my thoughts of him. My father was a huge fan of Hank Williams and his music. I, on the other hand, being a child of the … Continue reading
Today I spent most of the day traveling to northern Iowa and back to attend a press conference with both U.S. Senators from Iowa in a small town that had been flooded last week. Driving up there I saw flooded … Continue reading
Parts of Iowa are submerged beneath inches and, in some places, feet of water. So are other sections of the Midwest U.S., but Iowa is where I’m at and what I’m experiencing. Last night we learned of the tragic deaths … Continue reading
A makeshift concrete and sandbag flood wall is constructed across the Walnut Street bridge in Des Moines ahead of expected flood waters earlier this afternoon. Several bridges leading into the city were closed late today as the rising Des Moines … Continue reading
After a day of flying and airports I arrived in Des Moines at 3:20 local time and by the time I got my checked luggage and rental car it was a few minutes after 4:00pm. I opted to go to … Continue reading