Author Archives: Tom Long

Politics and the Press

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Tom Long

I have finally come up with a combination that affords me the privilege of being an informed voter without the overload and spinning that comes from my previously obsessive media exposure.   Here is my very simple approach. 1. Watch debates … Continue reading →

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They also serve

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Tom Long

Three external drives and one on the way.  One printer and two laptops.  No way to keep everybody hooked up to everybody else.  Need a home network.  Rats.  Shouldn’t have sold that old laptop.  Buy an old junker computer for … Continue reading →

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Make your own kind of music

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Tom Long

This old dog has been playing the guitar since he was 10.  Recently I made two purchases.  One was a new keyboard and the other was a new guitar.  (I like to buy a new guitar every 20 years or … Continue reading →

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Geese gone

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Tom Long

I saw a couple of birds on my walk I have yet to identify.  Nothing unusual there.  What was unusual was that I had walked well over a mile without seeing a single goose.  Usually folks here complain about geese … Continue reading →

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A New Home

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Tom Long

Other than teaching and preaching, most of my jobs have been little more than labor exchanged for living expenses.  Here at the EPA things have been better than that.  I love nature and it makes me feel good to be … Continue reading →

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