‘Embrace disagreement.’ CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, PARENTING, PLAYLIST x11Joseph LongMarch 6, 2023Skatepark School, 2023, 03 years old, 06 years old, Family, controversy, education and learning, EVEL, EZ, JXIL, MDL, Countess Becca, libraries, advice, A MondayComment
No health care for robbers? CHILDHOODJoseph LongFebruary 17, 20232023, controversy, EZ, LEGO, sickness and health, society, conversations, careers, 03 years old, religion and spiritualityComment
Super Bowl Something. Joseph LongFebruary 12, 2023Super Bowl, 2023, sports, birthday, Bob Becraft Comment
I throw my arms around you forever. ILLUSTRATIONJoseph LongFebruary 9, 2023a Thursday, 2023, x11, a snippet of life, overheard, friends, quotes, money, work, siblings, Oncle Jim, LoveComment
Because on a winter day (a warm blustery poem). CHILDHOOD, OUTDOORS, PARENTING, POETRYJoseph LongFebruary 8, 20232023, forest, hiking & the outdoors, playing, poem, 03 years old, 06 years oldComment
The words that disconnect me from sermons and speakers. Joseph LongJanuary 14, 2023church, 2023Comment
11 things to do outside with your kids outside during the winter. CHILDHOOD, PARENTINGJoseph LongJanuary 12, 20232023, hiking & the outdoors, lists, childrening, advice, parents and children, x11Comment
Caldecott Books : The poetry, colors & rhythm of Drummer Hoff (1967). BOOKS, REVIEWJoseph LongJanuary 11, 20232023, 1967, Caldecott Award, reading, books, poem, recommendations, artComment
Three things a church guy said (embrace the present, be bold, practice gratitude). RELIGIONJoseph LongJanuary 7, 20232023, haiku, churchComment
60 seconds to everything (what we prize and what we crop (out). RELATIONSHIPSJoseph LongDecember 31, 20222022, haiku, photos, brothers, Jonny L. Long, Relationships, church, a SaturdayComment
Pre-Christmas calm : underwear dresses and bass guitars on a winter break Monday. SUMMARYJoseph LongDecember 19, 20222022, A Monday, art in process, Christmas, a snippet of life Comment
You've had a good little life, haven't you? PARENTINGJoseph LongNovember 11, 2022Countess Becca, parents and children, 2022, quotes, sickness and healthComment
Shoutout to Dr. Oz (and you too, Tim Ryan). POLITICSJoseph LongNovember 10, 2022politics, 2022, People I AdmireComment
Down to bare metal : I write haiku at Les Schwab Tires. POETRYJoseph LongNovember 3, 2022poem, haiku, 2022, Vancouver, a Thursday Comment
Why Ferdinand is one of the most important books every parent can read. BOOKSJoseph LongOctober 27, 2022books, recommendations, parents and children, 2022, childrening, politicsComment
We're going down : guns, troubles, Ireland, evangelical fundraisers. RELIGIONJoseph LongOctober 8, 20222022, work, church, Joseph Ivan Long, conversations, religion and spirituality, politics, a SaturdayComment
46 soul (ode to middle age). POETRYJoseph LongOctober 5, 2022poem, 2022, 40-49, 46, Joseph Ivan Long, philosophizing Comment
Eventually (reflections on travel, family, food, and anniversaries). SUMMARYJoseph LongOctober 4, 2022x44, a Weekend, 2022, Little Travels, travel, The Blythe Cricket, RN, cousins, AKK, grandparents, VN, DN, Columbia GorgeComment
Bob (my grandpa was a…) POETRYJoseph LongSeptember 25, 2022Bob Becraft, memory, poem, 2022, The Dearly Departed, People I Admire, 2012, politics, religion and spirituality, Relationships Comment