Category Archives: Thoughts

Sophie ~ 1 Year

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, About a month ago and close to the time that granddaughter Sophie Alese Long celebrated her first birthday, I received this photo of her.  Since then I have had it as my desktop, relegating the previous photo of … Continue reading →

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Things of Life

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, It was 66 years ago today on a Tuesday in Portland, Oregon that I first opened my eyes to this amazing new world.  While my interests were more focused on instinctive things like mother’s milk and trying to … Continue reading →

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Foreign Nationals ~ 9-11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

September 11, 2011 Good Morning ~ “9-11” For several weeks now we have be inundated with recognition of the Terrorist Attacks that took place on September 11, 2001.  Whether it was the comics, editorials, music, television programming or the abnormal abundance of … Continue reading →

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August of My Years

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

August 14, 2011 Good Morning, August… there is just no getting around it… I’m in the August of my life.  Maybe it was turning the “Big 65” that triggered it, the SSI check in the mail each month and then … Continue reading →

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Butter Dish

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Jon Long Sr

Good Morning, It was the 29th of June 1949, when my Grandmother Long (Dora Matilda Voigt) died in Magnet, Nebraska.  I was four years old at the time and have no recollection of her other than what I have seen … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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