Author Archives: Jon Long Sr

Your God, My God…Good God!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, This week son Michael posted a photo he took of the Texas Sky.  I found it not only beautiful in its colors and composition, but it also had that quality I refer to as “God Light”.   I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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Resilience

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning,  “Resilience” Recent events earlier this month in Japan with the huge 9.0 earthquake and devastating Tsunami that followed, gave me pause to consider the resilience of people and the events in my own life the last couple of … Continue reading →

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No More “Free”

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, After reading a friends post (Alicia Arenas) this morning on “How to stop doing things for free”.  I began to think about what she said and how it applies so many times in our business. After doing my … Continue reading →

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The Dream Café

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, This morning while enjoying the first cup of coffee and replying to a comment on last week’s blog post, Greg Brown came on XM Radio’s, Coffee House with “The Dream Café”. I liked this song from the first … Continue reading →

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Nightmares & Bad Dreams

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, Every child and a few adults I know, including myself have had “Nightmares” or otherwise called “Bad Dreams”, at one time or another. With adults, I would think they would be more prevalent at times of stress or … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Ideas

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

January 16, 2011 Good Morning, Well in less than a month it will be Saint Valentines Day again and couples all over the country will be scrambling to find just the right gift or expression of love and affection for … Continue reading →

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Rolling Ball Clock w/Strike

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, It was January 1981 and we were living in Centerville, Ohio while I was attending the NCR Technical Center in Miamisburg.  Our stay would be for six months and if you are familiar with Ohio weather, much of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2010

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, The big meal was three days ago and the remnants of it still remain as refrigerator storage containers of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, ambrosia salad, cranberries and a plethora of other food dishes, enough to have the … Continue reading →

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10lbs of Potatoes

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, My mother Leona’s recipes when using potatoes always seemed to start out with 10lbs of potatoes.  Whether it was Potato Salad, Potato Soup or Mashed Potatoes it was always 10lbs.  It could have been from how she was … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, It has been over a month since I have posted something on my blog or written a letter to the kids.  One would think that with so much going on in my life right now, there would be … Continue reading →

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