Jeffrey Craig Berg

Father, husband, writer, raconteur, programmer, procrastinator, scotch drinker, traveler, cheap spendthrift, vulgarian, low-brow intellectual, wit, doughy version of his teenage self, reserved in his opinions, willing to say anything to anyone, in over his head, swimming against the current, smarter than the average bear, uninformed, self-aware ignoramus, linguaphile, logorrheic, covetous, wannabe ascetic, hard-boiled sentimentalist.

Millers’ Tales

Speech at the Litchfield Rotary Club Luncheon

I was invited to speak at the Litchfield Rotary Club this afternoon.  A good friend and member of the club, Priscilla Loomis, introduced me.  Unfortunately, when given the option, the attendees preferred to hear me read from my novel.  So the speech below was not delivered as such.  The [...]

September 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Speeches, Writing | 2 comments

Speech at Peter and Suzanne’s Wedding

I had the great honor of being asked to speak during the marriage ceremony of my cousin Peter, and enough people seemed to have enjoyed my speech that I thought I would post it here as my first official blog [...]

September 13th, 2009 | Category: Speeches, Writing | 3 comments