Jay to the World July 2021 July 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Well, as has been my pattern over the past several months, it’s 9:45 p.m. on June 30th (I’m sure Tricia and Kenzie are getting tired of my tardiness when it comes to getting this thing done) and Read More…
Jay to the World June 2021 June 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Before we get too deep into things, I read an article last week that said drinking any amount of alcohol causes brain damage. Therefore, knowing my readers like I think I do, I thought it might be Read More…
Jay to the World May 2021 May 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Happy May everyone!! Well, it’s 9:08 p.m. on Sunday, May 2nd and I’m just sitting down at my desk to somehow piece together some semblance of a newsletter that is worthy of your time. I’m not Read More…
Jay to the World April 2021 April 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Hello everyone and welcome to April! I’m typing this on Monday, March 29th and I just found out that I’m getting my first COVID shot tomorrow at 11:15 a.m.!! I’ve never been excited about seeing Read More…
Jay to the World March 2021 March 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Greetings everyone! I’m sitting at my desk…it’s 7:33 p.m. on February 28th and I just checked my Weather Channel App and the high temperatures this week are going to be 70 degrees warmer than Read More…
Jay to the World February 2021 February 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Before we dig too deep into this month’s JTTW, we need to have a serious conversation about something that came to my attention just the other day: apparently our country is in the midst of a Grape Read More…
Jay to the World January 2021 January 1, 2021 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog First and foremost, I just want to start off the new year by once again thanking each and every one of you for making JTTW a very small part of your monthly routine. There are so many platforms out Read More…
Jay to the World December 2020 December 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Vince Lombardi once said “Winning is not a sometime thing. It’s an all-the-time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the Read More…
Jay to the World November 2020 November 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog So, everybody doing ok out there?? I’m writing this on August 19th…oh wait, forget that, it’s November 1st. I just think it’s August 19th because my Onion desktop calendar has been stuck on Read More…
Jay to the World October 2020 October 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you…I decided to crank up the old font-meter from 12-14 this month! I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of squinting and most of the time I can’t find my Read More…
Jay to the World September 2020 September 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Before we get started, it has come to my attention that some of you did not receive your monthly JTTW in August, so if that is the case, give us a call and we’ll send you a copy. Or, just go to Read More…
Jay to the World August 2020 August 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog How about we start off with some good news for a change?? In all of the chaos over the past several months it has been easy to forget that just one year ago Mills and Fremont Counties were in the Read More…
Jay to the World July 2020 July 2, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog So is everybody still hanging in there?? It’s hard to fathom that we’re already into July and we’re still dealing with a virus that was supposed to go away when it got hot. Obviously, that Read More…
Jay to the World June 2020 June 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog I’m writing this particular paragraph on the Saturday morning following the first night of protests in Omaha and I must say I’m not feeling overly funny or witty or clever today (that would infer Read More…
Jay to the World May 2020 April 30, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Before I start, please know that I’m on Day 5 of no chocolate and no Mountain Dew and, well let’s just say, I’m a little on edge. I’m sure there’s a patch for things like this, but for now, Read More…
Jay to the World April 2020 March 31, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Before we even get started, I hope that this month’s JTTW finds you healthy and safe and calm and financially secure. I know the events of the past month have had a tremendous impact on everyone’s Read More…
Jay to the World March 2020 March 16, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog As most of you know by now, I’m a music guy. One of my all-time favorite movies is ‘School of Rock’ because it shows that music can transform young people and take them to places that they never Read More…
Jay to the World February 2020 February 3, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World So, did everyone enjoy watching the Super Bowl?? No, I’m asking because my deadline for getting this month’s JTTW to Tricia was the Friday before the big game so I’m writing this 4 days before Read More…
Jay to the World January 2020 January 1, 2020 Posted in Jay To The World, Blog Well ladies and gentleman, we did it! It is officially 2020 and since most humans only get to see AT MOST 11 different decades in their lifetimes, I think it’s pretty cool that we all survived to Read More…
Jay to the World December 2019 December 2, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World I admit that I’m in a little bit of a sappy mood this morning (November 25th). It’s Thanksgiving week and I know I’ve said this before, but I want all of you reading this to know how much I Read More…
Jay to the World November 2019 November 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Before we dig too far into the headlines and events over the past month, I want to give a huge shout out to our local sports teams that are still alive in the Iowa High School Playoffs. East Mills Read More…
Jay to the World October 2019 October 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Ok, before we get too deep into things, let’s quickly discuss a couple of things happening in the world of current events: The Whistleblower: First and foremost, am I the only person who had to Read More…
Jay to the World September 2019 September 4, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Well, it’s September and I think we all know what that means…it’s football season!! Yes, that 7-month void between the Super Bowl and the beginning of college football is finally over and we can Read More…
Jay to the World August 2019 August 6, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World So I did something the other day that I haven't done in a really long time, and when I say a really long time, I mean ever. Read More…
Jay to the World July 2019 July 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Well, it’s 9:30 on Sunday night and I was supposed to have this finished on Friday, but as most of you know Malvern’s Sesquicentennial was this past weekend and Friday was probably the most Read More…
Jay to the World June 2019 June 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Well, we are a few weeks away from Malvern’s big Sesquicentennial celebration that takes place the weekend of June 28-30. There should be a schedule included with your bank statement and you are Read More…
Jay to the World May 2019 May 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Well, it took a long time, but the Mueller Report has finally been released and to be honest, there is nothing in it that I didn’t already know in the first place. We knew that certain people Read More…
Jay to the World April 2019 April 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World I always struggle in times like this, when so many people are hurting and their lives have been turned upside down; because I’m not really sure when humor is appropriate. The last few weeks have Read More…
Jay to the World March 2019 March 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Boy, lots of good stuff going on in the political arena recently! Obviously, the big news, besides the President’s annual Hair Club for Men calendar photo shoot with Kim Jong Un (very disappointed I Read More…
Jay to the World February 2019 February 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Well, by the time most of you read this, you will probably know the outcome of the Chiefs/Saints Super Bowl matchup this weekend. Yeah, I know, it’s the Patriots (yawn) vs the Rams (yawn), but we Read More…
Jay to the World January 2019 January 1, 2019 Posted in Jay To The World Welcome to 2019 everyone! I’m not sure how we could possibly top 2018 for sheer craziness, but I must admit I’m really looking forward to seeing what this next year has in store for us. Just Read More…
Jay to the World 2018 December 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World Well, the Husker/Hawkeye game literally ended 5 minutes ago and I must say…that was WAY more fun than last year. I know I’ve said this several times before, but games like today will quickly turn Read More…
Jay to the World November 2018 November 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World Sometimes it’s really hard to sit down and write this newsletter, especially after the hate-filled week we’ve just endured in this country. I get disagreement. I get bickering. I get political Read More…
Jay to the World October 2018 October 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World As you all know by now, I long for the past. I want life to be simple again. It’s why I listen to Casey Kasem every weekend. When he announces a song by Elton John that was released in 1973, I feel Read More…
Jay to the World September 2018 September 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World I’m writing this on Sunday, August 26th and I just watched an awesome retrospective of Senator John McCain’s life. I am so disappointed in myself that I didn’t vote for this man when he ran for Read More…
Jay to the World: August 2018 August 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World Sorry for the shortened version of this month’s newsletter – I’ve been busy taking an online class titled “How to Be Sarcastic While Speaking Russian”. Well, I finally caved – this is my Read More…
Jay to the World: July 2018 July 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World Well, it’s June 29th and I am both physically and mentally preparing myself for my appearance on the celebrity dunk tank at this weekend’s 4th of July festivities in Malvern. It’s been decades Read More…
Jay to the World: June 2018 June 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World I know I told you last month that my Cal Ripken-like streak of putting out newsletters might come to an end this month since my editor Tricia wasn’t going to be around to make sure I didn’t say Read More…
Jay to the World: May 2018 May 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World I see that President Trump has promised our farm families that if the United States does end up in a trade war with China that negatively affects grain prices, he will “make it up to them”. I for Read More…
Jay to the World: April 2018 April 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World Boy, the last two weeks have been an absolute roller coaster of emotions. On March 21st I was fortunate enough to cross off my number one bucket list item as I flew to Georgia and played Augusta Read More…
Jay to the World: March 2018 March 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World I had a long conversation with a very wise customer of mine a couple days ago. He’s a big-time hunter (you know how I feel about hunting – it’s not a sport if the other side doesn’t know Read More…
Jay to the World: February 2018 February 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World “Confidence is high, I repeat confidence is high”. Remember that doozy of a line from one of my all-time favorite movies War Games?? Well believe it or not, that scenario played itself out for Read More…
Jay to the World: January 2018 January 1, 2018 Posted in Jay To The World First and foremost, welcome to 2018!! I can’t believe how fast 2017 went by and I’m guessing 2018 won’t be much different. For years I’ve been told (by people older than me at the time) to Read More…
Jay to the World: December 2017 December 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Ok, I know what you’re all thinking. This guy is brilliant!! He’s changed the name of his Christmas-themed newsletter to a total rip-off of one of everyone’s favorite Christmas songs so every Read More…
Jay's Interest: November 2017 November 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay's view on the Las Vegas tragedy, the top 5 questions in the Burdic household, and a creative idea for Jay's funeral parade... Read More…
Jay's Interest: October 2017 October 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay gives his take on the anthem controversy and gives some helpful tips for procrastinators... Read More…
Jay's Interest: September 2017 September 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay reflects on some recent events around the world, and let's us know some of the best states to grow "mold" in... Read More…
Jay's Interest: August 2017 August 8, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Bonnie's retirement, a farewell to "the Mooch", and Jay gives some t-shirt ideas... Read More…
Jay's Interest: July 2017 July 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay puts forth many ideas for improvements to the school, and shares an embarrassing golf story... Read More…
Jay's Interest: June 2017 June 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay discusses the tree sculptures appearing around Malvern, the recent success of the East Mills track team, and an idea to help the school stand out. Read More…
Jay's Interest: May 2017 May 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay discusses a discovery in his Nebraska Wesleyan magazine, how Facebook could be making you sad, and a belt that could change your life. Read More…
Jay's Interest: April 2017 April 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay recalls his first experiences of driving a stick, a word on an upcoming change to paper statements, and an explanation of Jay's political stance. Read More…
Jay’s Interest: March 2017 March 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay discusses the great progress Malvern is making... and how to escape a car in a flood... Read More…
Jay's Interest: February 2017 February 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World An update on the Creighton basketball team, and Jay is stumped once again by his son. Read More…
Jay’s Interest: January 2017 January 1, 2017 Posted in Jay To The World Jay addresses the name change and announces a contest to help him find the best sweet and sour chicken! Read More…
Jay’s Interest: December 2016 December 1, 2016 Posted in Jay To The World Jay reflects on his college days and the outcome of the election. Read More…
Jay’s Interest: November 2016 November 1, 2016 Posted in Jay To The World Jay writes about a repurpose of the old Viner / Chalek building, additions to Moreau’s Backerei menu, and an upcoming fundraiser at the Project Art Church. Read More…
Jay’s Interest: October 2016 October 1, 2016 Posted in Jay To The World The scoop on this newsletter getting banned in North Korea; Jay tries his luck at creating some presidential quotes Read More…
