Former Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch has been one of my heroes since I first viewed his famous “Last Lecture” on the Internet last year, and I’m sure I’m not alone. That video, if you’ve been off-planet for the … Continue reading
Tonight my daughter called me and said my grandson, Mikey, had just gotten a Yahoo Messenger nick and wanted to chat with me. So I fired up Messenger, requested him as a friend and I could hear him on his … Continue reading
For readers who do not know, my beloved grandson, Mikey, is autistic and currently placed on the high end of the functioning spectrum, identified as Asperger Syndrome. Today kicks off Autism Awareness Month. Take a moment to increase your awareness … Continue reading
Eleven years ago today I was fantastically fortunate enough to get married to the most wonderful woman in the whole world. She, on the other hand, got stuck with me. Babe, you are the best thing that ever happened to … Continue reading
I returned to the hotel yesterday to find my room phone flashing like the Batphone. When I checked the voicemail message I found out Commissioner Gordon wasn’t on the other end, but there was a package waiting for me at … Continue reading
The other day I watched Back to the Future III. When I came to Louisiana I brought some DVD’s I had not yet watched from home and the set containing all three of the BTTF movies was one of them. … Continue reading
I’m currently enduring one of my least-favorite annual tasks; working on our tax return. You know what would be nice? If congress would just scrap the whole damn tax code and implement a flat rate income tax. No deductions, no … Continue reading
Today, tomorrow and Thursday Cindy is working hard at a company-sponsored “retreat” being held in the award winning Mirbeau Inn & Spa located in upper New York state. Here’s a picture she snapped with her cellphone of the salt mines … Continue reading
So, Saturday morning, as you already know if you read this post, I spent walking around downtown Baton Rouge taking pictures. When I returned to the street where I had parked the rental car, I was amused to find another … Continue reading
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Took some time last night to update the right column information, including the addition of FriendFeed and getting back on Twitter. FriendFeed is a way to keep updated on different aspects of your friend’s life including blog posts, Twitter feeds, … Continue reading
I just received an e-mail from the Orange County Library System informing me that my library card is about to expire and explaining how I can prevent it’s imminent death. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. I … Continue reading
It looks like I may actually get an entire weekend off! Of course I have laundry, writing, reading, researching and some record-keeping to keep me busy, but at least I can schedule those things as I wish and hopefully get … Continue reading
Back in January, you may recall, I was in the Washington D.C. area for a week-long class relating to my work. One of the things we had to do during the course of our instruction was to stand before the … Continue reading
I am an admitted “news junkie” and have been for most of my life. I watch local, national and CNN news broadcasts, read USAToday (free from my hotel each weekday morning, thank you), pick up news magazines like Newsweek, Time, … Continue reading
Having been on the road for the last several months and making hotels my “home away from home”, I have given more attention to hotel safety than was previously allotted to my meager mind. When you’re in a new place … Continue reading
Addictions, if practiced with temperance, can be fun, enjoyable and a learning experience. At least that’s what I keep telling myself as my affection for my Blackberry continues to grow. I can see why it has garnered the nickname “Crackberry.” … Continue reading
…other days you’re the statue. 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, the site you are looking at is … Continue reading
A lot of my friends have already seen this, but I thought I’d post it up here just to show that some people simply don’t pay attention. Where I work I’m issued certain equipment at every location I work in … Continue reading
Monday night I was on the way back to my hotel after work and decided to stop for dinner at the CiCi’s Pizza not far from the hotel. It’s convenient because it’s on the way and Monday is a quiet … Continue reading
