Category Archives: Holidays
Happy National Science Fiction Day!
Science Fiction has always been my favorite genre, both in books and movies. I started early with the Tom Swift books and thereafter quickly fell in love with Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, and other Science Fiction writers, as well as TV … Continue reading
“O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree…”
The perfect Christmas tree for book lovers.
What George Bernard Shaw Had To Say About Christmas
It was on this day in 1946 that George Bernard Shaw wrote to the Reynolds News: “Christmas is for me simply a nuisance. The mob supports it as a carnival of mendacity, gluttony, and drunkenness. Fifty years ago, I invented … Continue reading
Happy 171st Anniversary To “A Christmas Carol”
It was on this day in 1843 that Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol”, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, whom Dickens described as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner. Hard and sharp as flint, from which no … Continue reading
National Creamsicle Day
Today is National Creamsicle Day. Just looking at this graphic reminds me of hot and humid summers in my youth being made bearable by the cold creamy treat on a stick. Enjoy a cold one today! Thank you for subscribing … Continue reading
Happy Birthday America!!
Happy Birthday to the greatest country on the face of the earth. 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
Memorial Day 2009
Observed in some form or fashion since its original proclamation in 1868, Memorial Day is observed to allow patriotic Americans the opportunity to show our thanks to those who gave their all in defending our country. Memorial Day gives those … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and my mother-in-law. I can’t be with either of you on this special day, but I hope you both know how treasured you are to me and how much I love you both. Thank … Continue reading
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Lucky Day: “Wherever there is injustice, you will find us.”Ned Nederlander: “Wherever there is suffering, we’ll be there.”Dusty Bottoms: “Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find…”Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander, Dusty Bottoms: “The Three Amigos!” Thank you for subscribing to The … Continue reading
Easter Photos On Flickr
I went through the Easter pics from yesterday and uploaded the best to Flickr. 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
Easter In Orlando
Well, we pretty much finished up the preliminary work we were doing in Valdosta and southern Georgia, so I was able to come home to Orlando Saturday morning. I left Valdosta at 4:30am and arrived in Orlando in time to … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Another Valentine’s Day spent away from my Valentine. Last year I was in Baton Rouge, LA on Valentine’s Day and though I did not forget the day as it relates to Cindy, it did slip my mind when I went … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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Christmas Day 2008
After the festivities on Christmas Eve, Cindy and I were up at 5am and over at Jeremy and Wendy’s by 6. When Amber and Shawn arrived, we exchanged gifts and then jumped in our cars for the drive to Deltona … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings
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Christmas Eve Family Dinner
Tonight was our annual Christmas Eve Family Dinner and altogether I think I counted 30 people and 3 dogs in the house for a few hours of food, fun, visiting and gift-giving. I’m especially glad I was able to be … Continue reading
The 100 Worst Christmas Songs
Entertainment Weekly has put up their list of The 100 Greatest Down-and-Out-on-Christmas Songs and I felt vindicated to see that the Christmas song I hate to hear the most was listed in the number one position. Granted, I used to … Continue reading
For Kids Only (and big kids like yours truly)
My friend Royda sent me this site a few days ago, and I didn’t want to delay any longer in getting it posted so that parents have plenty of time to look it over and their children can enjoy it. … Continue reading
