If It’s Monday, This Must Be Georgetown
A new town and a new hotel. I won’t miss the horrible Internet connection from the old one and this one seems to be very good so far. Looks like I’ll be at this hotel for a while, though it … Continue reading
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Heading For The Bluegrass State
I’m flying out early this morning for Kentucky. If there are no flight delays I’ll arrive in Lexington late in the morning, get my rental car and drive to the state capitol of Frankfort, about 30 minutes away. After meeting … Continue reading
USAirways Flight 1549 Hudson River Recovery
If you’re interested in seeing the recovery of the USAirways Flight 1549 plane from the icy Hudson River, there are some great photos in this gallery taken by the crane operator. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. … Continue reading
USAirways Flight 1549 Hudson River Crash
I’m sure everyone is aware by now of the water crash into the Hudson River of USAirways flight 1549 en route from LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, NC at approximately 3:30 pm EST today. I’ve flown that same flight and taken … Continue reading
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The Gateway To The West
Greetings from the state capital of Missouri, Jefferson City, which is named after our third President, Thomas Jefferson. In addition to being nicknamed “The Show-Me State”, Missouri is also called “The Gateway To The West.” It snowed here lightly last … Continue reading
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Heading For The “Show Me” State
A busy day of running errands and getting things done here before my scheduled departure for Missouri tomorrow morning. I’ll be leaving Orlando at 10am and arriving in St. Louis at 11:30am local time. Then I have a 2 hour … Continue reading
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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
My Garmin Nuvi 260W GPS
In May of 2007, when I knew I was going to be away from home a lot on business, Cindy and I decided we needed to buy her a GPS unit. Our first experience with one was while we were … Continue reading
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Not My Day
I got a on a writing jag last night and since I had today off I ended up not going to bed until 6am this morning. “Not a problem”, I thought, “I can sleep in today.” Except that SOMEBODY called … Continue reading
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The Bermuda Triangle of Iowa
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
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Fortune Cookie
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
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Waterloo
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
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I Hate Being Sick
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
Posted in Des Moines, Iowa, Travel
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Meeting People From Previous Incidents
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
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Saturday In Iowa
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
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It’s Wet And I’m Tired
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
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“Blub, Blub Blub”
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
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Hello Hawkeye State
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
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“It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s…Zengrrl!”
A week ago today my brother and I met to visit our mom. Mark and I hadn’t seen each other in about 18 months, I think, when he was in Orlando for a job interview and I picked him up … Continue reading
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Paddle Faster, I Think I Hear Banjo Music III
Thursday we drove by Cold Mountain on the way to the Pisgah Inn, a beautiful lodge and restaurant at the base of Mount Pisgah, for lunch. We were able to get a table by the large window that looks out … Continue reading
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