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
Category Archives: Iowa
Saying “Goodbye” To Iowa
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
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Cedar Falls Photowalk
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
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Iowa State Fair 2008
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
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Iowa Truth In Advertising
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
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Cedar Falls Metal Sculpture
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
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A Sign You Won’t See In Florida
Here in Iowa the air has been beginning to become a little…brisk. Communities in this area are all planning Fall Festivals and my employer provided windbreakers to those of us who came here in July and were unprepared for lows … Continue reading
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Well, They DUE Sound The Same
A small suburb of Cedar Falls has had a problem with vandalism at their local skateboard park, so the park was closed and this sign was erected. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for … Continue reading
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Toilet Paper On The Restaurant Table
Last week I had to drive to a town about 2 hours from my office for an evening City Council/Town Hall meeting. As I arrived in the town it was close to dinner time so I asked my GPS to … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Personal
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Iowa Weather
Driving through Iowa on Tuesday I watched this wicked looking cloud form. It looks like a tornado forming doesn’t it? But it was just a massive shelf of clouds and the perspective of distance made it look like a funnel. … Continue reading
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Seen In Iowa II
Driving down the road, this is what I see. Each of those tires is bigger than the car I’m driving!! Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are … Continue reading
Seen In Iowa
When you travel in Iowa and drive through their small towns, these are the kinds of things you see. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not … Continue reading
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Full Circle…Sort Of
A year ago this month I was in Rochester, MN as a result of floods in that area of the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” State. While there I listened to radio station 105.3 Y105. Friday I was driving in the … Continue reading
Iowa Wind Farms
One of the startling things you see when you first arrive in Iowa (if you’re from someplace like the Southeastern US where these are few and far between, if they exist at all) is a wind farm.You expect to see … Continue reading
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Iowa Barn
This barn that I came across in North Central Iowa made me think of the episode of the old Green Acres TV series where Oliver tried painting the barn…only to see the paint soak right into the wood and disappear. … Continue reading
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Labor Day/Moving Day
In addition to being Labor Day (although I’ll be at the office as usual) it is also moving day for me. I’ll be changing hotels and will be going to one closer to the office. Everyone be safe and enjoy … Continue reading
She’s A Brick House
It’s almost impossible to drive a mile in any direction here in Iowa without coming across a silo. Nothing unusual about that; there’s enough corn alone to fill them all a few times over. Most of the silos I’ve seen … Continue reading
Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
Way back in 1972, when I was just a young man of 17, Loudon Wainwright III became famous for his novelty song “Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road” with its (in my opinion) hilarious lyrics. The first time … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Music, Personal
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Iowa Water Towers
In my travels around the state of Iowa I have noticed that 99 percent of the cities, towns and communities have a water tower, and few of them have the same design. I thought I would start taking photographs of … Continue reading
Top 10 Movie Theme Songs
I was driving down the corn-lined roads of Iowa last week when the local radio station DJ played the theme from the first (although it was actually episode 4) Star Wars movie. While flashing back 30 years, I began thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa, Movies, Music, Personal
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