Author Archives: Jon Long Sr

Hi-Flier vs FMK

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,  I have always enjoyed flying a kite.  There is just something about watching it soar high in the sky that creates in me a feeling of freedom.  It can be mesmerizing as it drifts to and fro yielding … Continue reading →

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Social Orb

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, As you get older, and like me, you will be reminded more and more of your own mortality.  I think this is partly due to what I would view as a “Social Orb” that surrounds us from the … Continue reading →

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Riding the Spyder

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,  Today we ride!  It has been a very long time (10+ years) since Jeanie and I have ridden together on a bike.  I really missed that…the primal thrill so intrinsic with riding a bike of course, but also … Continue reading →

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etsi Deus non daretur

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,  I took Latin as my foreign language in High School.  My counselors cajoled me that in order to be the architect for which I aspired, Latin was the language I needed to have.  Maybe that was true fifty … Continue reading →

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Joel the Navy Seal

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,  Standing in line at the pharmacy for some of my monthly meds, I met a rather gregarious gray haired gentleman.  His name was Joel.  He was talking with a woman about the current political scene in Washington and … Continue reading →

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Tipping Point

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, There has been a book written about it, “The Tipping Point” by (Malcom Gladwell), a music album “Tipping Point” by The Roots, a couple of TV episodes, even a philanthropic organization uses Tipping Point as its name. In … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day ~ 2010

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, Happy Valentines Day! Just about every year since I have been doing these letters, I have written about Valentines Day.  So why break the habit now.  This last year since the Valentines Day 2009 has been fraught with … Continue reading →

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Quatrain ~ Tightrope

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,   An insane Quatrain…    Here I am alone… in my acrophobia, In a place I never wished to be. Walking the wire of life without a net, Feeling much like someone lost at sea. Here I am alone… high … Continue reading →

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Tigger Fan

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, Did I say I was a Tigger Fan?  Well I’ll say it again… “I’m a Tigger Fan.”  The song The thing is…I’m not quite sure exactly when I became a fan of Tigger.   I think it may have … Continue reading →

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Baby-Boomer and proud of it!

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, Last weekend I watched a rather interesting discussion unfold regarding generational profiling on tHRyving.com.   The main argument by the “Right” was that such did not exist and each person is unique and should not be unceremoniously crammed into a … Continue reading →

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